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# setDirectory:

Sets the current pathname in the panel’s browser.

```
- (void) setDirectory:(NSString *) path;
```

## Parameters

`path`

String to set as the panel’s current pathname.

## Discussion

The `path` argument must be an absolute pathname.

## See Also

[`var directoryURL: URL?`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSavePanel/directoryURL)

The current directory shown in the panel.


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