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- [Adding Composite Uniqueness Constraints](postgres/adding-composite-uniqueness-constraints.md)
- [Aggregate A Column Into An Array](postgres/aggregate-a-column-into-an-array.md)
- [Auto Expanded Display](postgres/auto-expanded-display.md)
- [Change The Current Directory For psql](postgres/change-the-current-directory-for-psql.md)
- [Checking The Type Of A Value](postgres/checking-the-type-of-a-value.md)
- [Clear The Screen In psql](postgres/clear-the-screen-in-psql.md)
- [Clear The Screen In psql (2)](postgres/clear-the-screen-in-psql-2.md)

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# Change The Current Directory For psql
When you start a `psql` session, your current directory is what `psql` will
use as its current directory. This is important for meta-commands that use
relative paths based on the current directory -- for instance, the `\i`
meta-command for importing files.
You can change the current directory within a `psql` session using the `\cd`
meta-command.
If my current directory is `home` and there is a `sql` directory in `home,
these commands will do the following:
```sql
\! pwd
/home
\cd sql
\! pwd
/home/sql
```
The `\cd` meta-command even supports tab completion relative to the current
directory.
You can also change to your home directory using just `\cd`.