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Fixed description of EACCES error. 

Added sentence defining "curret working directory".
Other minor wording changes.
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Michael Kerrisk 2007-06-12 05:23:03 +00:00
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" Modified 1997-08-21 by Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
.\" Modified 2004-06-23 by Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
.\"
.TH CHDIR 2 2004-06-23 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH CHDIR 2 2007-06-18 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
chdir, fchdir \- change working directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ chdir, fchdir \- change working directory
.BI "int fchdir(int " fd );
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR chdir ()
changes the current working directory to that specified in
changes the current working directory pf the calling process to the
directory specified in
.IR path .
.PP
.BR fchdir ()
@ -62,8 +63,7 @@ general errors for
are listed below:
.TP
.B EACCES
Search permission is denied for one of the directories
in the path prefix of
Search permission is denied for one of the components of
.IR path .
(See also
.BR path_resolution (7).)
@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ is not a valid file descriptor.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
SVr4, 4.4BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
.SH NOTES
The current working directory is the starting point for interpreting
relative pathnames (those not starting with '/').
A child process created via
.BR fork (2)
inherits its parent's current working directory.