explain cd in matlab

In MATLAB, cd is a command that is used to change the current working directory of the MATLAB's current session/session folder. In other words, it is used to navigate between different directories/folders in the user's file system.

The basic syntax of cd command is:

main.m
cd foldername
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Here, foldername represents the name of the folder you want to navigate to.

For example, if you want to navigate to the folder called myfolder which is located in C drive in your computer, you can use the following command:

main.m
cd 'C:\myfolder'
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Note that the folder name should be enclosed in quotes if it contains any spaces between words. Otherwise, you can simply enter the folder name without quotes.

Once you execute this command, the current directory will change to C:\myfolder. You can check if the command is successfully executed by using the pwd command which returns the present working directory (current directory).

main.m
>> pwd
ans =
C:\myfolder
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You can also use the cd command without any inputs to navigate to the user's home directory.

main.m
cd
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This will take you back to the home directory, which is the directory in which MATLAB was executed.