File/Directory Selection with Specific Directory as start

[tokenwizard]

I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to launch with the --file mode but start in a specific directory. It seems by default it starts with the "Home" folder:

I was hoping for a way to pass a folder as an argument, something like below, and have the file/directory selection dialog box open to that location: yad --file ~/Pictures

[v1cont]

default is current working directory

so try

pushd ~/Pictures
yad --file 
popd

On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:31:02 -0700 tokenwizard @.***> wrote:

I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to launch with the --file mode but start in a specific directory. It seems by default it starts with the "Home" folder:

I was hoping for a way to pass a folder as an argument, something like below, and have the file/directory selection dialog box open to that location: yad --file ~/Pictures

-- wbr

Victor Ananjevsky, @.***>

[tokenwizard]

Ok, that seems to work. Thanks!

pushd ~/Documents
yad --file

works just fine.

Unfortunately pushd ~/Documents | yad --file does not, but that's not a big deal.

[tokenwizard]

Closing with above solution.