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### ChDir

#### Synopsis

    procedure ChDir (Directory: String);

#### Description

`ChDir` changes the current directory to Directory, if its argument is a valid parameter to the related operating system's function. Otherwise, a runtime error is caused.

#### Conforming to

`ChDir` is a Borland Pascal extension.

#### Example

    program ChDirDemo;
    var
      Foo: String (127);
    begin
      WriteLn ('Enter directory name to change to:');
      ReadLn (Foo);
      {$I-}  { Don't abort the program on error }
      ChDir (Foo);
      if IOResult <> 0 then
        WriteLn ('Cannot change to directory `', Foo, '''.')
      else
        WriteLn ('Okay.')
    end.

#### See also

MkDir, RmDir