diff --git a/IPython/Magic.py b/IPython/Magic.py
index e8b48b1..92a340c 100644
--- a/IPython/Magic.py
+++ b/IPython/Magic.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 1014 2006-01-13 19:16:41Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 1018 2006-01-14 11:02:50Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <jhauser@zscout.de> and
@@ -2303,6 +2303,9 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
             else:
                 opts = {}
         else:
+            #turn all non-space-escaping backslashes to slashes, 
+            # for c:\windows\directory\names\
+            parameter_s = re.sub(r'\\(?! )','/', parameter_s)            
             opts,ps = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'qb',mode='string')
         # jump to previous
         if ps == '-':
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 97ad74f..32aeeef 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 	* IPython/ipapi.py (ashook, asmagic, options): Added convenience 
 	ipapi decorators for python 2.4 users, options() provides access to rc 
 	data.
+	
+	* IPython/Magic.py (magic_cd): %cd now accepts backslashes
+	as path separators (even on Linux ;-). Space character after 
+	backslash (as yielded by tab completer) is still space;
+	"%cd long\ name" works as expected.
 
 
 2006-01-13  Ville Vainio  <vivainio@gmail.com>