How to Open New Terminals in Sub-Directories

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Using Terminal Settings
Sometimes you may want terminals to default to a particular directory within a project, and not /home/nt-user/workspace to prevent users from having to repetitively enter cd commands.
To accomplish this:
1.While in the Creator, select the Interface tab:  
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2.Then, scroll to the Terminal Tabs settings:  
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Enter cd {{directory-path}} where {{directory-path}} is the path to the desired sub-directory. This will run for the first terminal that is open when the project starts and the cd /var/www/html will be visible in the terminal. This can be configured for each terminal in the creator, but new terminals will default to /home/nt-user/workspace . Read the next section on accomplishing this using a startup script to apply a this rule to new tabs created outside of the Creator.
Using a Startup Script
1.Go to the Settings tab:  
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2.Navigate to the Startup Script setting and enter printf '\ncd {{directory-path}}\n' >> /home/nt-user/.bashrc where {{directory-path}} is the path to your directory (e.g., "/home/nt-user/workspace/hello-react").
New tabs will now open in the sub-directory of your choice.

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Using Terminal Settings

Using a Startup Script