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Bug 247551 - On Mac OS X, terminal working directory defaults to /
Summary: On Mac OS X, terminal working directory defaults to /
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: contrib
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Terminal (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: Macintosh (x86) Mac OS X
: P3 normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Andrei Badea
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-09-29 11:05 UTC by inonit
Modified: 2014-09-29 13:14 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Sets working directory to ${user.home} if unspecified (838 bytes, patch)
2014-09-29 11:06 UTC, inonit 		Details | Diff
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Description inonit 2014-09-29 11:05:44 UTC 
Currently, when starting a terminal on Mac OS X, the current working directory of the terminal is /.

There are two issues proposing locations which the terminal should use as the working directory. Bug 240930 proposes using the project's root directory; bug 198283 proposes the same thing, roughly. Bug 198283 mentions that the user's home directory is used on Linux, which I have not tested.

I do not know the root cause of / being used on Mac OS X; I merely observed the behavior and patched the source to correct it. See attached patch.
Comment 1 inonit 2014-09-29 11:06:54 UTC 
Created attachment 149588 [details]
Sets working directory to ${user.home} if unspecified