Tmux. Change default start directory

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Hi,

if you use tmux you could notice that every time you create new window it starts in the directory where you initiated your Tmux session.

Usually I start my Tmux at home directory but when I work for a project I like to have all my windows to be opened in this particular project.

Sure I can close the session and start the new one from the project directory but… no.

The way you can do it from withing Tmux is press your <prefix>+: to open the command mode.

Now enter attach -c <your-default-start-directory>. That’s all.

It works outside of Tmux as well. You can run it this way tmux attach-session -t <you session> -c <your-default-start-directory>.

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