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6       mcd - change MSDOS directory
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Note of warning

11       This  manpage  has  been  automatically generated from mtools's texinfo
12       documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete.   See  the
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Description

16       The  mcd  command is used to change the mtools working directory on the
17       MS-DOS disk. It uses the following syntax:
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23       Without arguments, mcd reports the current device  and  working  direc‐
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27       The environmental variable MCWD may be used to locate  the  file  where
28       the  device  and  current working directory information is stored.  The
29       default is `$HOME/.mcwd'.  Information in this file is ignored  if  the
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34       Unlike  MS-DOS  versions  of  CD,  mcd can be used to change to another
35       device. It may be wise to remove old `.mcwd' files at logout.
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See Also

38       Mtools' texinfo doc
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Viewing the texi doc

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