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<h5 class="subsubsection">1.3.5.2 A Sample Command Description</h5>
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Command descriptions have a format similar to function descriptions,
except that the word `Function' is replaced by `Command'. Commands are
functions that may be called without surrounding their arguments in
parentheses. For example, here is the description for Octave's
<code>cd</code> command:
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— Command: <b>cd</b><var> dir<a name="index-cd-25"></a></var><br>
— Command: <b>chdir</b><var> dir<a name="index-chdir-26"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>Change the current working directory to <var>dir</var>. For example,
<kbd>cd ~/octave</kbd> changes the current working directory to
<samp><span class="file">~/octave</span></samp>. If the directory does not exist, an error message is
printed and the working directory is not changed.
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