Ubuntu Terminal

[Rarehunter]

Hey all,

When I start up the terminal in Ubuntu, the default directory is in my /home/ folder. Is there a way to change the default directory to something else? I have another data partition. I'd like to have the Terminal's default directory start in a folder on my other partition rather than in /home.

Is this possible?

Thank you

[RobinVossen]

Yes, there are numberous ways.
Do you want any terminal to start there when you launch it for that user? Or just the ubuntu terminal?
You can also mount the data partiotion in the ~/MyData folder or over ~ or just point your /home to that.

What would you like most.?

Cheers,
Robin

[egan]

Or you could add a cd to your .bashrc. E.g. if you want to be in /media/data
Then you could add:
cd /media/data
To your .bashrc. Note that typing cd with no arguments into the terminal will result in puting you in your home directory rather than the directory the terminal starts out in.

[Rarehunter]

I would like for the Terminal on my main account to start at /media/disk/ rather than /home. I have a separate data partition and would like my Terminal to start there, instead.

Could someone walk me through how to do this? I'm not sure how to access .bashrc or "add a cd" to something.

Thanks

[elija]

Click Places -> Home Folder to open nautilus
Press Ctrl + h to show hidden files
Locate the file .bashrc
Right click and select Open in Text Editor
Right at the bottom add "cd /media/disk" (without the quotes)
Save the file
Open a terminal and see where it starts at.
If it is OK, press Ctrl + h to hide the hidden files.

[Rarehunter]

Works like a charm. Thank you.