dos command change directory cd .

what is this command cd .
it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything.
what is this cd and one point cd .

cd . means change to the current directory.

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"viensdansmavie" <> wrote in message
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> what is this command cd .
> it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything.
> what is this cd and one point cd .

The period is shorthand for the current directory. Normally in Windows it
isn't used. In *nix it's used a lot.

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"viensdansmavie" <> wrote in message
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> what is this command cd .
> it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything.
> what is this cd and one point cd .

A beginners guide to the Command Prompt
<http://www.codejacked.com/a-beginners-guide-to-the-command-prompt/>
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"viensdansmavie" wrote:

> what is this command cd .
> it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything.
> what is this cd and one point cd .

On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:52:01 -0700, viensdansmavie wrote:

> what is this command cd .
> it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything. what is this cd
> and one point cd .

'cd' is 'change directory'.
'cd' changes to home directory.
'cd .' changes to the current directory - i.e. where you alread are - not
very useful.
'cd ..' changes to the parent directory - i.e. one level up.

viensdansmavie <> wrote:

>what is this command cd .
>it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything.
>what is this cd and one point cd .

"cd" is "change directory". "." means the current directory, and ".."
means the parent directory. So "cd ." means "change to the current
directory". Since you're already there, that means you've told the
machine to do nothing and that's what it's doing.

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ray <> wrote:

>On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:52:01 -0700, viensdansmavie wrote:
>
>> what is this command cd .
>> it is not give a error message and it doesn't anything. what is this cd
>> and one point cd .
>
>'cd' is 'change directory'.
>'cd' changes to home directory.

That's Unix (and presumably Linux) behavior. Those systems have the
concept of a home directory for each user. Windows doesn't have that
concept, and AFAIK, using CD without any destination does nothing.

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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
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> That's Unix (and presumably Linux) behavior. Those systems have the
> concept of a home directory for each user. Windows doesn't have that
> concept, and AFAIK, using CD without any destination does nothing.
>

CD and CD. do nothing on Linux, either.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:52:06 +0100, Gordon wrote:

> "Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> That's Unix (and presumably Linux) behavior. Those systems have the
>> concept of a home directory for each user. Windows doesn't have that
>> concept, and AFAIK, using CD without any destination does nothing.
>>
>>
> CD and CD. do nothing on Linux, either.

Actually, using CD on *nix generally generates a 'command not found'
error.

"ray" <> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:52:06 +0100, Gordon wrote:
>
>> "Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> That's Unix (and presumably Linux) behavior. Those systems have the
>>> concept of a home directory for each user. Windows doesn't have that
>>> concept, and AFAIK, using CD without any destination does nothing.
>>>
>>>
>> CD and CD. do nothing on Linux, either.
>
> Actually, using CD on *nix generally generates a 'command not found'
> error.

Well, to be pedantic, yes it does!