windows - trying to get absolute file path's from relative path's from CLI -

cd "c:\path\to\directory\" >nul & echo %cd% 

say run in c:\dir. i'd expect output c:\path\to\directory since that's if run each command individually , in succession. doesn't that. when 2 commands sorta concatenated outputs current path - eg. c:\dir.

any ideas why? alternatively, ideas how can full path relative path via cli?

if concenate 2 commands act code block , %variables% can't change value. have use delayed expansion:

@echo off & setlocal enabledelayedexpansion cd "c:\path\to\directory\" >nul & echo !cd! 

output be:

c:\path\to\directory