SAS Companion for UNIX Environments

Changing Your Working Directory

The working directory is the operating system directory to which many SAS commands and actions apply. By default, the SAS System uses the current directory as the working directory when you begin your SAS session.

You can change the working directory during your SAS session. You can use the Change Working Directory dialog box to select a new directory, or you can use the X command, the X statement, the CALL SYSTEM routine, or the %SYSEXEC macro statement to issue the change directory ( cd) command. For information on the X command and statement, the CALL SYSTEM routine, and the %SYSEXEC macro statement, see Executing Operating System Commands from Your SAS Session.

To open the Change Working Directory dialog box, issue the DLGCDIR command or select

Tools Options Change Directory...

Change Working Directory Dialog Box

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The Change Working Directory dialog box works exactly the same as the File Selection dialog box, except that you cannot select a file from the list.

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