diff --git a/frontend/xorriso-tcltk b/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
index 9c280895..097f965b 100755
--- a/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
+++ b/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ set cmd_log_target ""
 # Whether to log essential commands: 0=off , 1=no extract , 2=with extract
 set cmd_logging_mode 0
 
+# The last logged -cd path. Used to prevent redundant logging of -cd.
+set recent_cd_path ""
+
 
 # xorriso specific constants
 
@@ -5524,9 +5527,16 @@ proc localfs_ls {dir} {
 # Log a command (if enabled)
 #
 proc log_command {cmd} {
-  global cmd_log_conn cmd_logging_mode
+  global cmd_log_conn cmd_logging_mode recent_cd_path
 
   if {$cmd_logging_mode < 1} {return ""}
+
+  if {[string first "-cd " $cmd] == 0} {
+    set path [string range $cmd 4 end]
+    if {$path == $recent_cd_path} {return ""}
+    set recent_cd_path $path
+  }
+
   if {$cmd_log_conn == ""} {
     effectuate_command_logging 0
   }
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index a4c70bd6..e1cacaf3 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.01.04.140336"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.01.04.143459"