Re: Changing directory in command prompt
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 10:58:45 -0600
In article <u8a2y1fZFHA.2768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Peter Aitken"
<paitken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I need to execute a command line program in a specific folder. I have used
>Start, Run to open a command prompt but am having trouble using CD to change
>to the proper folder. The problem is that the path includes spaces. Thus
>
>CD program files
>
>does not work nor does
>
>CD "program files"
That should work, provided that the command prompt window is open in
the parent folder. For example, if you want to go to C:\Program
Files, then the command prompt must show "C:\"
>How can I get the command prompt to the proper folder?
A command prompt window typically opens in your user name's folder in
Documents and Settings. For example, mine opens in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Steve
To get to C:\Program Files, I can use either of these commands:
CD "C:\Program Files"
CD "..\..\Program Files"
The first one specifies a full path name including the drive letter.
The second one specifies a relative path name, using ".." to move up
one level at a time.
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