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Ruby program to change the current directory using Dir::chdir() method

Last Updated : December 15, 2025

Problem Solution

In this program, we will change the current directory using Dir::chdir() method. Then we will print the current working directory.

Program/Source Code

The source code to change the current directory using the Dir::chdir() method is given below. The given program is compiled and executed on Windows 10 Operating System successfully.

# Ruby program to change current directory 
# using Dir::chdir() method

Dir::chdir("MyDir");

puts "Current working directory: ",Dir::pwd();

Output

Current working directory:
D:/ruby_programs/MyDir

Explanation

In the above program, we changed the current working directory using Dir::chdir() method. Then we will print the updated current working directory.

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