Command prompt won't change directory to anoth

Question

I'm trying to compile some java (learning java currently), and to do so I need to change command-prompt's directory (using javac).

C:\...\Admin> cd D:\Docs\Java
C:\...\Admin> cd
C:\...\Admin

It doesn't change the directory. I try again using quotes:

C:\...\Admin> cd "D:\Docs\Java"
C:\...\Admin>

Again it doesn't change the directory. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You can change directory using this command like : currently if you current working directoris c:\ drive the if you want to go to your D:\ drive then type this command

cd /d D:\

now your current working directory is D:\ drive so you want go to Java directory under Docs so type below command :

cd Docs\Java

note : d stands for drive

Answer 2

The short answer

The correct way to go from C:\...\Adminto D:\Docs\Java drive, is the following command :

cd /d d:\Docs\Java

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More details

If you're somewhere random on your D:\ drive, and you want to go to the root of your drive, you can use this command :

cd d:\

If you're somewhere random on your D:\ drive, and you want to go to a specific folder on your drive, you can use this command :

cd d:\Docs\Java

If you're on a different drive, and you want to go to the root of your D:\ drive, you can use this command :

cd /d d:\

If you're on a different drive, and you want to go to a specific folder on your D: drive, you can use this command :

cd /d d:\Docs\Java

If you're on a different drive, and you want to go to the last open folder of you D: drive, you can use this command :

cd /d d:

As a shorthand for cd /d d:, you can also use this command :

d:

Answer 3

As @nasreddine answered or you can use /d

cd /d d:\Docs\Java

For more help on the cd command use:

C:\Documents and Settings\kenny>help cd

Displays the name of or changes the current directory.

CHDIR [/D] [drive:][path] CHDIR [..] CD [/D] [drive:][path] CD [..]

.. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.

Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive. Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.

Use the /D switch to change current drive in addition to changing current directory for a drive.

If Command Extensions are enabled CHDIR changes as follows:

The current directory string is converted to use the same case as the on disk names. So CD C:\TEMP would actually set the current directory to C:\Temp if that is the case on disk.

CHDIR command does not treat spaces as delimiters, so it is possible to CD into a subdirectory name that contains a space without surrounding the name with quotes. For example:

cd \winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu

is the same as:

cd "\winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu"

which is what you would have to type if extensions were disabled.