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