Is there any way to change directory using C language?

Question

Is there any way by which I can change to any directory by executing a C program?

Answer 1

chdir() changes only the current working directory of the process but not of the context in which you are working. Suppose you execute a program in the terminal and your current directory is /home/Documents, then on executing a program having the following lines

chdir("cd ../Downloads");

will not change the working directory of the terminal, but changes that of the process only.