Batch file command to set current directory

I'd leave a comment to fretje's answer, but evidently I can't??? Yoopergeek Yoopergeek 1 1 silver badge 4 4 bronze badges. In an old-style Windows command prompt?! Yeah, in cmd. Thanks for this one.

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Stack Gives Back Featured on Meta. New post summary designs on greatest hits now, everywhere else eventually. Related It is a batch file argument reference. Show 3 more comments. GolezTrol GolezTrol k 14 14 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Tom 89 1 1 silver badge 11 11 bronze badges. Bond J. Bond 4 4 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges. Say you were opening a file in your current directory. Pablo Claus 5, 3 3 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 38 38 bronze badges. It is the directory from where you run the command to execute your batch file.

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Asked 10 years, 10 months ago. Active 1 year, 10 months ago. Viewed k times. I need some help in writing a batch file. Ananya Ananya 1, 3 3 gold badges 11 11 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Andriy M Andriy M 73k 16 16 gold badges 90 90 silver badges bronze badges. Is the option just case-insensitive? Third-party tools, on the other hand, can use case-sensitive parameters. Gabe Gabe What does that even mean in this context?

AdInfinitum No that's not true, that's only necessary if there's spaces in the path.