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These routines access, modify, and obtain information about the directory structure.

Directory-Control Routines

Routine Use .NET Framework equivalent
_chdir, _wchdir Change current working directory System::Environment::CurrentDirectory
_chdrive Change current drive System::Environment::CurrentDirectory
_getcwd, _wgetcwd Get current working directory for default drive System::Environment::CurrentDirectory
_getdcwd, _wgetdcwd Get current working directory for specified drive System::Environment::CurrentDirectory
_getdiskfree Populates a _diskfree_t structure with information about a disk drive. Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
_getdrive Get current (default) drive System::Environment::CurrentDirectory
_getdrives Returns a bitmask representing the currently available disk drives. Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
_mkdir, _wmkdir Make new directory System::IO::Directory::CreateDirectory, System::IO::DirectoryInfo::CreateSubdirectory
_rmdir, _wrmdir Remove directory System::IO::Directory::Delete
_searchenv, _wsearchenv, _searchenv_s, _wsearchenv_s Search for given file on specified paths Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.

See Also

Run-Time Routines by Category
File Handling
System Calls