Windows中当前目录和工作目录之间的区别

Question

What is the difference between Current Directory and Working Directory in Windows? How can one change working Directory for applications like Notepad++ or Mozilla Firefox?

Answer 1

Current directory and working directory are just two different names for the same thing. Each process maintains a single current directory.

The current directory is specified on startup as a parameter to whichever function is used to create the process, for example CreateProcess . How do you change the current directory for one of your applications? Well, it depends how you start it.

• If you start it from a shortcut, change the properties of the shortcut to specify the current directory.
• If you start from a command prompt, the current directory will be the current directory of the command prompt at the moment that you start it.
• If you start by calling CreateProcess , the working current will be whatever you pass to CreateProcess in the lpCurrentDirectory parameter. If you pass NULL then the current directory of the parent process will be used.