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Asked: 2026-05-25T23:49:19+00:00

I am using Git on Windows 7 and access my repositories through Git Bash.

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I am using Git on Windows 7 and access my repositories through Git Bash. How can I change the default location that Git Bash opens in a convenient folder when I start it?

It’s somewhat time consuming to navigate to htdocs, and then a specific folder. Is there a way to change the configuration file to have it open elsewhere? Or would it be possible to write a .sh file to do this?

Unfortunately Git Bash won’t open my htdocs folder shortcut on my desktop, and it takes using cd 5 times to get to my desired directory.

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  1. Editorial Team

    After installing msysgit I have the Git Bash here option in the context menu in Windows Explorer. So I just simply navigate to the directory and then open Bash right there.

    I also copied the default Git Bash shortcut to the desktop and edited its Start in property to point to my project directory. It works flawlessly.

    Windows 7×64, msysgit.

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