How can I start gnome-terminal at a particular directory?

Question

I've tried

gnome-terminal -x 'cd /path/to/dir'

and

gnome-terminal -e 'cd /path/to/dir'

but both give me errors when the new terminal opens. How do I get a new terminal to start in a specific directory?

Answer 1

Use

gnome-terminal --working-directory=/path/to/dir

Answer 2

You can:

1. Edit/create the file ~/.bashrc and add this line at the end of the file:

   alias cdx='cd /path/to/myfolder'
   

   Save the change and logout/login. When you execute the command "cdx" it will take you to the specified folder.

2. You can create a shortcut/link that will execute this command:

   • If you use gnome-terminal (ubuntu):

     gnome-terminal --working-directory="/full/path/to/myfolder"
     

   • If you use lxterminal (Lubuntu):

     lxterminal --working-directory="/full/path/to/myfolder"
     

Answer 3

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal 

Restart nautilus and then right click at any directory and select "Open in a Terminal".

Answer 4

Open "~/.bashrc" Scroll to the bottom and add a change directory command Example: cd ~/myfolder

Then save and exit. The "~" will take you to your home folder (/home/loginname)

Each time you launch your terminal it reads the .bashrc file so you could also put search paths ETC.....,, in it.

Answer 5

gnome-terminal --working-directory=/path/to/dir

as

root45 answered

or u can do like this also

if you start gnome-terminal like "gnome-terminal --working-directory=myfolder" it will start with the working directory at ~/myfolder. so you could add a new entry to your menu to use that command instead of the other one.

Answer 6

you can add nautilus-script like that

Create empty file named as "Open Terminal Here" in

~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/

directory.

Open it and write these lines inside.

#!/bin/bash

gnome-terminal

Make it executable, and right click at any directory in nautilus and select "Scripts > Open Terminal Here" from menu.

Answer 7

Add the following line to the end of your ~/.bashrc:

cd ~/public_html