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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 12:06:43 -0400
From: Daniel Barclay <Daniel DOT Barclay AT fgm DOT com>
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Subject: Re: how to use current directory as bash startup directory
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Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Daniel Barclay wrote:
> 
>>Can bash "inherit" the working directory setting from the process that
>>invoked bash instead of always setting its initial working directory
>>(to the user's home directory)? ...
> 
> 
> Normally, you should be able to just not pass the --login flag to bash.

Ah--that's it.  My .emacs shell-setup code was passing -login.

Thanks,
Daniel




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