# Function std::env::set_current_dir [−] [src]

    pub fn set_current_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(p: P) -> Result<()>

Changes the current working directory to the specified path, returning whether the change was completed successfully or not.

# Examples

fn main() { use std::env; use std::path::Path; let root = Path::new("/"); assert!(env::set_current_dir(&root).is_ok()); println!("Successfully changed working directory to {}!", root.display()); }

    use std::env;
    use std::path::Path;

    let root = Path::new("/");
    assert!(env::set_current_dir(&root).is_ok());
    println!("Successfully changed working directory to {}!", root.display());

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