SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the
pushd command to gain access to a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path at a command prompt.
You cannot change to a UNC path at a command prompt. However, you can use the
pushd command to access a network path. If command extensions are enabled (this is the default in Windows 2000), the
pushd command accepts network paths in addition to drive letters and paths. If you specify a network path, the
pushd command creates a temporary drive letter that points to the network resource, and then changes the current drive and folder to the new drive letter. Temporary drive letters are allocated starting from Z and then backward through the alphabet, using the first unused drive letter found.
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How to Use the PUSHD Command
To use the
pushd command, type the following line at a command prompt, where
uncpath is the UNC path for the network share that you want to use:
For example, to connect to a share named Sharename on a server named Servername, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
pushd \\servername\sharename
The
pushd command creates a temporary drive letter that points to the network share, and then changes the command prompt to that drive letter.
You can use the
pushd command several times in one session. This creates a list (or "stack") of folders. You can type
pushd with no path name to view the current state of the stack.
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How to Use the POPD Command
You can use the
popd command to remove the top folder from the stack. The
popd command returns you to the previous folder, and removes the temporary drive letter that was created by the
pushd command.
The
pushd and
popd commands work together. The
pushd command captures the name of the current folder. You can also add the name of a folder to which you want to change. For example, typing
pushd \data1 switches you to the DATA1 folder, but remembers the name of the current folder. To return to this folder, type
popd.
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