set_current_dir(+quoted_atom) /1

This built-in predicate sets the current working directory.

see also: app_dir/1 base64_decode_file/2 base64_encode_file/2 compress_file/2 copy_file/2 current_dir/1 decompress_file/1 decompress_file/2 decrypt_file/3 delete_file/1 encrypt_file/3 exists_dir/1 exists_file/1 info_file/2 make_dir/1 md5_file/2 next_file/2 next_file/3 next_dir/2 remove_dir/1 rename_file/2 split_fn/2 unlink_file/1 wipe_file/1

Examples
set_current_dir('c:\\temp\\'). The directory 'c:\temp' becomes the current working directory.

 

Exceptions
The argument is an empty variable an instantiation_error exception is thrown
The argument Arg is not an atom enclosed by single or double quotes a type_error(atom_singlequotes, Arg) exception is thrown

 

 

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