How can I change the startup directory of my Terminal on OS X?

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00:00 How Can I Change The Startup Directory Of My Terminal On Os X?
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I'm not sure if theres a cleaner way, but adding cd path/to/directory in your .bash_profile in your home directory should automatically change your directory to what you specify.

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In Terminal.app's preferences, in the "Settings" tab, select the style of your terminal (probably Basic: the default), then go to the "Shell" pane and put cd /any/directory/you/want in the run command box. This will automatically change directory when you open a new terminal.

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See this StackOverflow question.