cd

Display the current working directory or move to a different directory. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Set-Location. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of cd. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cd.

• View documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command:

tldr set-location

• Display the path of the current directory:

cd

• Go to a specific directory in the same drive:

cd path\to\directory

• Go to a specific directory in a different [d]rive:

cd /d C:path\to\directory

• Go up to the parent of the current directory:

cd ..

• Go to the home directory of the current user:

cd %userprofile%

• Go to root of current drive:

cd \