[SOLVED] How to chang the terminal title

sanjayagayan · 08-21-2011, 02:06 AM

I am a linux user.When i start a terminal it always start in a folder named documet(when i typed pwd after starting a teminal it's not in the home directory and it give the following out put '/home/sanjayagayan/Documents')
I want it to be in my home directory.how can i do that.

Nylex · 08-21-2011, 02:09 AM

It would help us if you said which terminal emulator (e.g. xterm, GNOME Terminal, etc) you were using.

jdkaye · 08-21-2011, 02:19 AM

You give very little information. What distro & version are you using? Are you talking about a terminal program used in a desktop environment like gnome or kde? or a virtual terminal, tty (accessed by ctl-alt-F1)? The solution depends on factors like these.

jdk

sanjayagayan · 08-21-2011, 11:06 PM

i am using kubuntu

NoStressHQ · 08-21-2011, 11:43 PM

That didn't help... Which terminal program do you use ? (As mentioned by Nylex)

Also your title doesn't fit with your question (or you have two questions...)

The title of the terminal is not related to the current working directory...

Btw, it might be the "link" (on your menu/desktop) that you use which doesn't have the working directory you're expecting...

Edit: With the right search, you could have found this too...

rob.rice · 08-22-2011, 01:45 AM

try doing a "cd ~" then shut down the terminal from it's menu
the next time you start it up it should be in ~ the next time you start it

Andrew Benton · 08-22-2011, 06:15 AM

what shell are you using? If you're using bash you may be able to force it to start in your home folder by adding cd ~ to ~/.bashrc

Code:

echo cd ~ >> ~/.bashrc

sanjayagayan · 08-23-2011, 10:01 AM

I am using bash and "echo cd ~ >> ~/.bashrc" work on me.thank you.