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SetDirectory

SetDirectory["dir"]
sets the current working directory.

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SetDirectory sets the current working directory, then returns its full name.

SetDirectory prepends the current working directory to the directory stack given by DirectoryStack[].

ResetDirectory Directory DirectoryName $Path

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