SetCurrentDirectoryA

Changes the process current directory.

Module: Windows

Microsoft documentation: SetCurrentDirectoryA

Signature

func SetCurrentDirectoryA(pathName: *const char8) -> bool32;

pathName must be a null-terminated ANSI path. Returns nonzero on success. The current directory is process-wide state, so changing it can affect other threads and relative-path operations.

See also

• GetCurrentDirectoryA — retrieve the current directory
• Filesystem — filesystem API overview