how to change directory using Windows command line

I'm using cmd.exe (C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe) and I have to change my current directory to "D:\temp" i.e. temp folder in the D drive.

When I try to cd nothing happens.

C:\> cd D:\temp C:\> 

I don't know what else to do here. Even pressing tab key does not give any hints. I have never got the reason to use cmd.exe until now when I have to. I mostly use Linux for development.

If this helps: I'm on a remote login to another computer and D:\temp in on the remote machine, but so is C:\ where I have opened the terminal (cmd.exe).

7 Answers

The "cd" command changes the directory, but not what drive you are working with. So when you go "cd d:\temp", you are changing the D drive's directory to temp, but staying in the C drive.

Execute these two commands:

D: cd temp 

That will get you the results you want.

Another alternative is pushd, which will automatically switch drives as needed. It also allows you to return to the previous directory via popd:

C:\Temp>pushd D:\some\folder
 D:\some\folder>popd
 C:\Temp>_

cd has a parameter /d, which will change drive and path with one command:

cd /d d:\temp 

( see cd /?)

Just type your desired drive initial in the command line and press enter

Like if you want to go L:\\ drive, Just type L: or l:

You can try this it works for me

C:\Users\user>cd.. C:\Users>cd .. C:\>D: D:\>cd \foldername 

cd /driveName driveName:\pathNamw 

You can use these three commands: 1.cd.. 2.d: 3.cd temp