How to change the default terminal directory?

Question

When I press CtrlAltt, the terminal is open in $HOME dir.

I want to open it in /tmp instead.

Thus:

Is it possible?

How can I configure it?

MaxSilvester · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-16T02:33:10.303

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By adding cd /tmp to your .bashrc, bash will go to /tmp directly after you open a Terminal.

edited Aug 16 '20 at 02:33

answered Aug 15 '20 at 15:50

MaxSilvester

Adding it to .bashrc may confuse some scripts. At a minimum, .bash_login would be better. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic- Aug 16 '20 at 01:25
@chrylis-cautiouslyoptimistic- .bash_login shouldn't be used for this. The shell in a graphical terminal application (Ctrl+Alt+T) in Ubuntu--and just about any GNU/Linux system--isn't a login shell so none of .profile, .bash_profile, or .bash_login is sourced. Also, creating .bash_login (or .bash_profile) causes bash to source it instead of, rather than in addition to, .profile, for login shells (as one gets when logging in on a virtual console or via SSH). On Ubuntu, the default contents of .profile are substantial. cd /tmp in .bashrc is fairly safe if placed at the end. – Eliah Kagan Aug 16 '20 at 17:12

fixit7 · Answer 2 · 2020-08-16T18:31:55.420

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This will open a terminal at the /tmp directory.

$ mate-terminal --working-directory=/tmp/

edited Aug 16 '20 at 18:31

answered Aug 16 '20 at 02:44

fixit7

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Should probably add some explanation. – Aug 16 '20 at 04:42
Looks like OP has « gnome-terminal » as a tag, this command is for mate ! – I'm a TI calculator Aug 16 '20 at 19:27

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