CDD - Change the current drive and directory
Purpose: Change the current disk drive and directory.
Format: CDD [/A /N /S[drive ...]] [path | - ]
path : The name of the directory (or drive and directory) to
change to.
drive : A drive or list of drives to include in the extended
directory search database.
/A(ll drives) /N(o extended search)
/S(earch tree)
See also: CD, MD, PUSHD, RD, CDPATH, and Directory Navigation.
Usage
CDD is similar to the CD command, except that it also changes the default
disk drive if one is specified. CDD will change to the directory and
drive you name. To change from the root directory on drive A to the
subdirectory C:\WP:
[a:\] cdd c:\wp
[c:\wp]
You can change to the parent directory with CDD ..; you can also go up
one additional directory level with each additional [.]. For example,
CDD .... will go up three levels in the directory tree (see Extended
Parent Directory Names).
CDD can also change to a network drive and directory specified with a UNC
name (see File Systems for more information about network directories).
When you use CDD to change to a directory on an HPFS drive, you must
quote the path name if it contains whitespace or special characters. See
File Names and File Systems for additional details.
If CDD cannot change to the directory you have specified it will attempt
to search the CDPATH and the extended directory search database in order
to find a matching directory and switch to it. You can also use
wildcards in the path to force an extended directory search. See the
section on Directory Navigation for complete details on these and other
directory navigation features. To disable extended directory searches
for the current command (e.g. in a batch file) see the /N option below.
CDD saves the current drive and directory before changing to a new
directory. You can switch back to the previous drive and directory by
entering CDD - (there must be a space between the CDD command and the
hyphen). You can switch back and forth between two drives and
directories by repeatedly entering CDD -. The saved directory is the
same for both the CD and CDD commands. Drive changes and automatic
directory changes also modify the saved directory, so you can use CDD -
to return to a directory that you exited with a drive change or an
automatic directory change.
Directory changes made with CDD are also recorded in the directory
history list and can be displayed in the directory history window, which
allows you to return quickly to a recently-used directory.
Options
/A: (All drives) When CDD is used with this option, it displays
the current directory on all drives from C: to the last drive
in the system. You cannot move to a new drive and directory
and use /A in the same command.
/N: (No extended search) This option prevents CD from searching
the extended directory search database or displaying the
related popup window. If /N is used and the specified
directory is not found via other methods (i.e. without an
extended search), CD will display an error. This option is
primarily intended for use in batch files where you do not
want CD to use "fuzzy" directory searching or display an
extended search popup window.
/S: (Search tree) Builds or rebuilds the Extended Directory Search
database, JPSTREE.IDX. You cannot move to a new drive and
directory and use /S in the same command.
To include all local hard drives in the database use the
command:
cdd /s
To limit or add to the list of drives included in the
database, list the drives and network volume names after the
/S switch. For example, to include drives C, D, E, and the
network volume \\server\dir1 in the database, use this
command:
cdd /s cde \\server\dir1
All non-hidden directories on the listed drives will be
indexed; you cannot restrict the database to certain
directories within a drive. Each time you use /S, everything
in the previous directory database is replaced by the new
database that is created.
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