---
name: "cd-tkdesk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tkdesk"
version: "2.0-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cd-tkdesk"
---

# cd-tkdesk(1)

change directory of TkDesk's current file browser or list window

## NAME

cd-tkdesk - change directory of TkDesk's current file browser or list window

## SYNOPSIS

**cd-tkdesk** \[ *directory \]*\

## DESCRIPTION

*If invoked with no argument, cd-tkdesk returns the path of the directory* *currently displayed in TkDesk's active window.  The active window is the* *file browser or list window that the mouse pointer was last in.*

*If* *directory* *is given to cd-tkdesk, it will change the directory of* *TkDesk's currently active window to its value.*

*Cd-tkdesk communicates with TkDesk through a TCP/IP server that needs* *to be started from within TkDesk using the menu entry "TkDesk Server"* *from TkDesk's "Options" menu.*

## OPTIONS

- *directory*

  *The directory the currently active window of TkDesk should switch to.*

## FILES

- tkdeskclient

  *Usually in "/usr/local/bin", this program is used to perform the actual* *communication with TkDesk.*

## SEE ALSO

*[tkdesk(1)](/tkdesk/1.md), [ed-tkdesk(1)](/ed-tkdesk/1.md), [od-tkdesk(1)](/od-tkdesk/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

*Christian Bolik (Christian.Bolik@mainz.netsurf.de)*