How to default to other directory instead of home directory

Solution 1:

Here's a more Windows-ish solution: Right click on the Windows shortcut that you use to launch git bash, and click Properties. Change the value of "Start In" to your desired workspace path.

Edit: Also check that the Target value does not include the --cd-to-home option as noted in the comments below.

Solution 2:

Just write that line to a file "cd.sh", then do this from your shell prompt:

. ./cd.sh

Or you can create an alias or function in your $HOME/.bashrc file:

foo() { cd /d/work_space_for_my_company/project/code_source ; }

If the directory name includes spaces or other shell metacharacters, you'll need quotation marks; it won't hurt to add them even if they're not necessary:

foo() { cd "/d/Work Space/project/code_source" ; }

(Note that I've omitted the ../../..; you don't need it.)

EDIT: If you add a line

foo

to your .bashrc after the function definition, your shell will start in that directory. Or you can just use the cd command directly in your .bashrc if you aren't going to need to use the function later.

(The name foo is just an example; you should pick a more meaningful name.)

Solution 3:

Add the line to the .bashrc file in the home directory (create the file if it doesn't exist):

cd ~
touch .bashrc
echo "cd ~/Desktop/repos/" >> .bashrc

Solution 4:

I use ConEmu (strongly recommended on Windows) where I have a task for starting Git Bash like

Note the button "Startup dir..." in the bottom. It adds a -new_console:d:<path> to the startup command of the Git Bash. Make it point to wherever you like