Windows cd command

CD does not treat spaces as delimiters , so it is possible to CD into a subfolder name that contains a space without surrounding the name with quotes. In this article, we have seen about the CD command, which Changes the Directory and moves to the specific folders.

If you have any suggestions or queries, let us know in the comment section. Add Comment. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Post Comment. Jump To:. Run command box. CD Command Option. More Commands: :: Command: Remark Command. This command helps you to set properties and rename them. Command aids you to display configuration information about a printer.

Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current directory. If used with only a drive letter for example, cd C: , cd displays the names of the current directory in the specified drive. If used without parameters, cd displays the current drive and directory.

If command extensions are enabled, the following conditions apply to the cd command:. The current directory string is converted to use the same case as the names on the disk.

For example:. Thanks for your efforts. I learned two great tricks on this question. From my perspective "What you want is simple D:" is incorrect. Yes it works and is a valid method of achieving the goal, but it is not, strictly speaking what he should want.

Additionally, the way the comment is worded implies that you cannot use CD to do this - that implication is incorrect. As such, the other answer is correct. Your solution takes simply one step less which is good. It doesn't make the other one incorrect. Hmm, "what he should want. To achieve this you'd have to simply type in the drive letter e.

IUnknown IUnknown 2, 1 1 gold badge 17 17 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges. But d: is a partition, not a drive. Initial hardrive support was only for the primary first partition on a drive. Extended partition support wasn't added until later. Changing behavior would have broken older programs see Daniel Beck's comment below. Andrew Lambert Andrew Lambert 7, 3 3 gold badges 28 28 silver badges 45 45 bronze badges.

Partitions are mapped to a drive letter, and are virtually the same as a drive. You can also map a directory or share to a drive, and they behave the same. You can specify paths also. Michael S. Peter Mortensen Darsak Darsak 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. You change the partition with [Drive Letter]: , believe me or test it out! Oh wow, that makes things a hell of a lot easier. Ramhound BladeMight BladeMight 3 3 silver badges 14 14 bronze badges.

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