Terminal

[p.caraglio]

My question regards the terminal in ubuntu. Is there any way to get the terminal to start off in a different directory then the default? For example I always start off in the directory with desktop, downloads, etc, but I want to start off in another directory (let's call it mystuff for simplicity's sake) how would I go about doing that. I do know about the change directory (cd) feature but I want to be able to always start off in mystuff so I don't always have to type "cd mystuff" every time I turn on my terminal. As a side note I am using ubuntu 11.04.

[Mariane]

If you use Konqueror you can right-click on the folder and select "Actions" and then "Open Terminal Here".

Mariane

[frankbooth]

One way to do it is by adding a command at the end of ~/.bashrc

Example:


echo "cd Desktop" >> .bashrc

We added 'cd Desktop' (make sure this is added to a new line) and as a result the terminal will start at ~/Desktop instead of ~/

EDIT:
just add 'cd /to/your/stuff' instead of 'cd Desktop'

[Legendary_Bibo]

where is your stuff?

[p.caraglio]

Thank you frankbooth! It worked like a charm. What exactly is that file anyways?

[Mariane]

.bashrc is a file with default instructions given to the bash terminal. It is in your /home/username directory.

Mariane

[hakermania]

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal
it provides you this option:
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