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Re: How to set default startup directory for cygwin
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Glen Mazza <glen.mazza@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I looked in the FAQ and could not find the answer to this question, so
> am asking here. Whenever I start cygwin, I need to cd several levels
> down to the only directory that I care about when using cygwin. How
> can I get cygwin to start in this particular directory by
> default...i.e., each time I start Cygwin it will be in that directory
> already? Cygwin seems to ignore the "Start In: " option in the
> Windows Preferences for this application.
>
> Thanks,
> Glen
>
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The way I have it setup (speaking from memory, as it was done ages
ago) to start in "my documents" folder, is:
- I have a mount point /home defined to point to "my documents" folder
(that is done within cygwin, see the manual)
- I have the windows environment variable HOME also pointing to "my
documents" folder (that is done from the windows xp control
panel/system/advanced)
hth
Mirko
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