Re: shell mode, changing directory

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Rodgers <kevin.rodgers@ihs.com> writes:

  Kevin> Phillip Lord wrote:

  >> Can anyone tell me how to force a *shell* buffer to change it's
  >> current working directory? Effectively I want to fake typing "cd
  >> blah", but I can't see a good way to do this.


  Kevin> M-x cd RET blah RET



This appears to change the default directory of the buffer, not the
current working directory of the shell, which is not really what I
want. Both need to happen. 

Cheers

Phil