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chdir

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Change the current working directory.

Usage

To use in Observable,

chdir = require( 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/process-chdir@umd/browser.js' )

To vendor stdlib functionality and avoid installing dependency trees for Node.js, you can use the UMD server build:

var chdir = require( 'path/to/vendor/umd/process-chdir/index.js' )

To include the bundle in a webpage,

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/process-chdir@umd/browser.js"></script>

If no recognized module system is present, access bundle contents via the global scope:

<script type="text/javascript">
(function () {
    window.chdir;
})();
</script>

chdir( path )

Changes the current working directory to the specified path.

var err = chdir( '/foo/bar' );

If the function encounters an error when attempting to change the working directory, the function returns an error; otherwise, the function returns null.

Notes

Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/process-cwd@umd/browser.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/process-chdir@umd/browser.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function () {

// Print the current working directory:
var dir = cwd();
console.log( dir );

// Change the current working directory to the directory of this file:
var err = chdir( __dirname );
if ( err ) {
    console.error( err.message );
}

// Print the current working directory:
console.log( cwd() );

// Change the current working directory back to the original directory:
err = chdir( dir );
if ( err ) {
    console.error( err.message );
}

// Print the current working directory:
console.log( cwd() );

})();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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