# Change Directory: `cd`

> Change (working) directory

## Description

Changes current working directory.

## Usage

```
cd [path]
```

## Examples

### Home directory

```
» cd ~
```

Running `cd` without a parameter will also change to the current user's home
directory:

```
» cd
```

### Previous directory

```
» cd -
```

### Absolute path

```
» cd /etc/
```

### Relative path

```
» cd Documents
» cd ./Documents
```

## Detail

### $PWDHIST

`cd` updates an environmental variable, `$PWDHIST` with an array of paths.
You can then use that to change to a previous directory.

#### View the working directory history

```
» $PWDHIST
```

#### Change to a previous directory

```
» cd $PWDHIST[-1]
```

> `cd -` is syntactic sugar for `$PWDHIST[-1]`

### auto-cd

Some people prefer to omit `cd` and just write the path, with their shell
automatically changing to that directory if the "command" is just a directory.
In Murex you can enable this behaviour by turning on "auto-cd":

```
config set shell auto-cd true
```

## See Also

* [Include / Evaluate Murex Code: `source`](../commands/source.md):
  Import Murex code from another file or code block
* [Reserved Variables](../user-guide/reserved-vars.md):
  Special variables reserved by Murex

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This document was generated from [builtins/core/management/functions_doc.yaml](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/blob/master/builtins/core/management/functions_doc.yaml).