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Hey i need help with VS code terminal ...

so suppose i opened a "project" folder in vscode

and powershell terminal inside vscode showing directory path like this: PS D:\work\project>

and now inside "project" in vs code as task required, If i create some more nested Folders and file suppose(hello\hello.py) and now vs code powershell terminal showing path like this: PS D:\work\project\hello>

but i want terminal directory path to start from "project" , something like PS project\hello>

how to achieve this ?

So basically in vs code if i open a folder terminal should start its directory path from that folder

Is their any solution to that..

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    "I'm new to coding however; I fixed this on my end by following this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2_v8eTQul4

    Also I had to create a project save in the designated folder in order for the video to work for me.

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    Not sure if you still need this or not.

    1. In VS code go to File>Preferences>Settings

    2. Type in cwd or Terminal Integrated

    3. Set your desired start path in the integrated terminal section

    4. Click on Terminal and create new terminal

    Hope this helps!

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    With the added note that the value should be ${workspaceFolder}

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    • Open Settings: Click on the gear icon in the lower-left corner and select "Settings" or press Ctrl + ,.

    • Open Settings (JSON): Click on the icon in the top-right corner of the settings pane to open the settings in JSON format.

    • Configure Terminal CWD: Add the following setting to ensure the terminal opens in the directory of the currently active file:jsonCopy code{ "terminal.integrated.cwd": "${fileDirname}" }

    Its works for me !

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    You can set up profiles and alias' in bash shells. A quick search turned up this stackoverflow post. Bear in mind when I did cs50 they had a custom cs50 online IDE not vscode. Is the current IDE browser based or desktop based?

    Edit: honestly I'm not sure if I'm even answering the right question your post is hard to read.

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    Sorry for typo's, I'll try to explain it again: So if in local desktop version of vscode when i open any project folder, than terminal in vscode (powershell) show directory path info like from D:/work/project (I'm using "D" drive here).

    So, how to change vscode terminal settings so it uses "project" workspace folder as a start of directory path of terminal

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    I agree with u/MarlDaeSu, your post is not the easiest to read :)

    If you ask how to navigate in the terminal, there is a shorts or section video in one of the first weeks that explains some of the basic commands to use in the terminal. 

    cd              // change directory, back to your home
cd ..           // change directory, one level up
cd my_folder    // change directory, move down to "my_folder"
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    Sorry for confusion, I tried again buy updating the post..

    So my question is not about navigating through the directory..

    In vs code suppose we choose "project_1" as folder

    Than inside which I create "hello" folder than "hello.py"

    So in terminal directory path should look like this

    "PS D:\work\project_1\hello> python hello.py"

    since I'm working in "Project_1" folder, instead of starting from root (D:\work\...........so on..)

    how to make it start from "project_1\hello>"

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    thank u for this i was trying to change to a diff directory from an existing one so i tried cd my_folder but it wasnt working so i had to mention the absolute path and for some reason still didnt work and then i used this to go back home and then to the directory.

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