On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 18, 2008 9:45 AM, Mirko Vukovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > > > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > > > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > >
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