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8.11.9.40 ChDir Intrinsic (subroutine)

     CALL ChDir(Dir, Status)

Dir: CHARACTER; scalar; INTENT(IN).

Status: INTEGER(KIND=1); OPTIONAL; scalar; INTENT(OUT).

Intrinsic groups: unix.

Description:

Sets the current working directory to be Dir. If the Status argument is supplied, it contains 0 on success or a nonzero error code otherwise upon return. See chdir(3).

Caution: Using this routine during I/O to a unit connected with a non-absolute file name can cause subsequent I/O on such a unit to fail because the I/O library might reopen files by name.

Some non-GNU implementations of Fortran provide this intrinsic as only a function, not as a subroutine, or do not support the (optional) Status argument.

For information on other intrinsics with the same name: See ChDir Intrinsic (function).