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diff --git a/chad/experimental/change_directory.c b/chad/experimental/change_directory.c
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+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <chad/experimental/change_directory.h>
+int change_directory(char * filename) {
+  char path[PATH_MAX], * terminator;
+  if (!realpath(filename, path)
+  ||  !(terminator = strrchr(path, '/'))) { return -1; }
+  *terminator = '\0';
+  return chdir(path);
+}