Re: Controlling Terminal's Default Directory

[Ole Laursen <ole_laursen hardworking dk>]

> Where and what controls the directory that Gnome uses to open in each
> terminal?

The terminal's initial directory is simply the working directory of
the parent that started it. To test this start a gnome-terminal and
then

  cd /usr            # or whatever directory you prefer
  gnome-terminal

The new terminal will start at /usr.

So to get a panel launcher to launch a terminal with a specific path,
try a command like

  cd /specific/path ; gnome-terminal

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