---
name: "gfcd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gfarm-client"
version: "2.3.2-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gfcd"
---

# gfcd(1)

change Gfarm working directory

## NAME

gfcd - change Gfarm working directory

## SYNOPSIS

**gfcd** \[ *directory* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**gfcd** changes Gfarm working directory  to the directory specified in the argument. If no argument is specified, working directory is changed to the user's home directory that is gfarm:/*global\_user\_name*.

To use this command, please add the following setting to  the shell rc file of each user.

- **for shells derived from Bourne shell**

  ```
  gfcd() { eval "`gfsetdir $1`"; }
  ```

- **for csh or tcsh**

  ```
  alias gfcd 'eval `gfsetdir \!*`'
  ```

## SEE ALSO

[**gfpwd**(1)](/gfpwd/1.md), [**gfsetdir**(1)](/gfsetdir/1.md)