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From: "Mirko Vukovic" <mirko DOT vukovic AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to set default startup directory for cygwin
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On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Glen Mazza <glen DOT mazza AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>
> On Feb 18, 2008 9:45 AM, Mirko Vukovic <mirko DOT vukovic AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>  >
>  > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Glen Mazza <glen DOT mazza AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>  > > Hello,
>  > >
>  > >  I looked in the FAQ and could not find the answer to this question, so
>  > >  am asking here.  Whenever I start cygwin, I need to cd several levels
>  > >  down to the only directory that I care about when using cygwin.  How
>  > >  can I get cygwin to start in this particular directory by
>  > >  default...i.e., each time I start Cygwin it will be in that directory
>  > >  already?  Cygwin seems to ignore the "Start In: " option in the
>  > >  Windows Preferences for this application.
>  > >
>  > >  Thanks,
>  > >  Glen
>  > >
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>  >
>  > The way I have it setup (speaking from memory, as it was done ages
>  > ago) to start in "my documents" folder, is:
>  >
>  > - I have a mount point /home defined to point to "my documents" folder
>  > (that is done within cygwin, see the manual)
>  > - I have the windows environment variable HOME also pointing to "my
>  > documents" folder (that is done from the windows xp control
>  > panel/system/advanced)
>  >
>  >
>
>  Are both steps actually needed?  They seem redundant, i.e., one of the
>  two alone should do it.
>
>
You may be right.  I may try to play with it when I have time.
>
>  Glen
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