Re: cd command

[Markus Mützel]

Am 06. Februar 2021 um 09:00 Uhr schrieb "sccallander--- via Help-octave":
> Dear Octave,
> 
> I am a complete begineer with Octave. I want to change directory in Octave to 
> a directory on my PC that, in Windows Explorer, that is shown in the address 
> line of Windows Explorer as:
> 
> Dieser PC > Dokumente > Steve
> 
> I have tried all sorts of combininations (e.g. cd Dieser PC>Dokumente>Steve, 
> cd Dieser PC\Dokumente\Steve; cd C:\Dokumente\Steve, etc.) all of which 
> return error messages. 
> 
> Is anyone please able to let me know what the correct cd command is to get 
> Octave to work with files in this directory?
> 
> Many thanks, in advance, and best regards,
> Steve Callander

What you are showing aren't "real" paths, but a way Windows chose to organize 
files to make it "easier" for users to access them.
If you are using Windows 10, one way to find which is the "real" path to your 
files is:
- Open the folder with Windows Explorer.
- Click into the address bar.

What you'll be seeing is that the address will change from something like 
"Dieser PC > Steve > Dokumente" to something like "C:\Users\Steve\Documents".
The latter is the "real" path to the files in that folder. User that as an 
input for `cd` in Octave.
E.g.
>> cd ('C:\Users\Steve\Documents')

HTH
Markus