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FpChdir function

In unit BaseUnix

Change current working directory.

Declaration

pascal
function FpChdir(path: PAnsiChar): cint

Description

fpChDir sets the current working directory to Path.

It returns zero if the call was successful, -1 on error.

Note: There exist a portable alternative to fpChDir: system.chdir. Please use fpChDir only if you are writing Unix specific code. System.chdir will work on all operating systems.

Errors

Extended error information can be retrieved using fpGetErrno.

See also

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