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How to Change Directories in Command Prompt

by Updated January 10, 2011

To change directories while in the windows command prompt use "cd" (cd stands for change directory in DOS)

To go to a specific directory type the full path, such as:

cd c:\  or cd c:\program files\

To go up one level type:

cd ..

To see what's in the current directory type:

dir

 


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