How to change the default directory that WSL Ubuntu terminal (on Windows 10)...

drywall_dan

I installed the WSL Bash on Windows 10 so it can act as my terminal in VScode, but the default directory is ~/home/USERNAME I would like it to be /mnt/c/Users/USERNAME (so on my windows domain side) I've looked at so many different angles on how to change the default from adding a command to .bashrc that manually changes the directory on startup, to going to the registry editor and trying to change the default directory for CMD, (turns out even...

Originally asked by ZaneK on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

All of this is done in VS Code. First, make sure to install the Remote - WSL VS Code extension. Open user preferences: File -> Preferences -> Settings In "Search settings" type cwd In the block labeled Terminal > Integrated: Cwd enter /mnt/c/Users/[your windows user name] Close settings and reopen the terminal and the starting directory should now be your windows user directory.

Full answer by James King: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/1374211 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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