[windows] how to change directory using Windows command line

I'm using cmd.exe (C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe) and I have to change my current directory to "D:\temp" i.e. temp folder in the D drive.

When I try to cd nothing happens.

C:\> cd D:\temp

C:\>

I don't know what else to do here. Even pressing tab key does not give any hints. I have never got the reason to use cmd.exe until now when I have to. I mostly use Linux for development.

If this helps: I'm on a remote login to another computer and D:\temp in on the remote machine, but so is C:\ where I have opened the terminal (cmd.exe).

Just type your desired drive initial in the command line and press enter

Like if you want to go L:\\ drive, Just type L: or l:

Another alternative is pushd, which will automatically switch drives as needed. It also allows you to return to the previous directory via popd:

C:\Temp>pushd D:\some\folder

D:\some\folder>popd

C:\Temp>_

cd has a parameter /d, which will change drive and path with one command:

cd /d d:\temp

( see cd /?)

cd /driveName driveName:\pathNamw