Hi Guys:

How is the initial directory specified when an xterm is started up?
I'm using gnome and when I launch an xterm from gnome apps,
the directory is my home dir. But when I right click the mouse
and start an xterm that way the initial directory is /usr/games/.
I've been looking in my home dir for startup scripts etc but have
only found one for gnome xterm. It also started at /usr/games
until I changed it to my home dir. I think it's connected to a
problem I've been having with Mozilla quitting on launch.
I'm using Redhat 8.0

tia,
Walt

The thing with Xterm and all other terminals is that when launched
it will start off at the dir your currently in.

Go to /usr/local/, do startx, and open up xterm.. your directory will
be /usr/local/. do startx in /home/<user>, xterm will start at
/home/<user>

-vexer

However, the very first shell that starts must know somehow to start in a particular directory. If I'm not mistaken, this seems like something that is more relevant to the shell than the terminal that it's running from, right? I don't know the answer though, as I got to this thread while looking for it.

Actually, I think the login command (and others such as su -) will change to the user's directory before calling the shell.