Re: How do I change working directory (under Windows)?

[David Smith]

I was able to change directories using this from the Octave prompt:

   cd /cygdrive/c/projects

However, I had trouble with spaces in file names.  After some
experimentation this worked:

   ls ''/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/''

Those are single quotes, two at each end.  I suppose there may
be an easier way.  Apparently this installation on sourceforge
contains a subset of cygwin(?).

Dave Smith

cjzarowski wrote:
> Yesterday I installed GNU Octave 2.1.73 from sourceforge.
>  
> I am running it under Windows XP.
>  
> It seems to run OK, but I cannot figure out how to
> change the working directory. Presently, the system
> insists on looking for my own script/function files
> under
>  
>    C:\Program Files\GNU Octave 2.1.73\octave_files
>  
> Of course, it also insists on saving things to this
> location.
>  
> Playing around with LOADPATH and DEFAULT_PATH
> has proven to be ineffective. It is not even clear to me
> from the online manual that these are relevant to my
> problem.
>  
> What do I do ?
>  
>  
>  
> Thanks,
> CJZ
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