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[Gnuplot-info] Changing Directory At Start-up using .ini / .gnuplot

[gargarale <gar...@gm...>]

Hope you can help:

I want to change my default directory for gnuplot to my data folder on
Windows, without having to manually use ChDir or alike (which is currently
about 10 times a day).

Having searched the web, the use of GNUPLOT.ini or .gnuplot seemed
applicable (with cd "folder" in the file), however I cannot seem to find
which folder to place this file so the command is run.

If anyone can shed any light it would be fantastic.

Thanks!
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Re: [Gnuplot-info] Changing Directory At Start-up using .ini / .gnuplot

[walter h. <wh...@bf...>]

I do not use that feature,
but as a wild guess i would expect .gnuplot
in my homedir. ~/.gnuplot

To be fair i could not find it in the documentation now.
re,
 wh

Am 06.10.2012 14:20, schrieb gargarale:
> 
> Hope you can help:
> 
> I want to change my default directory for gnuplot to my data folder on
> Windows, without having to manually use ChDir or alike (which is currently
> about 10 times a day).
> 
> Having searched the web, the use of GNUPLOT.ini or .gnuplot seemed
> applicable (with cd "folder" in the file), however I cannot seem to find
> which folder to place this file so the command is run.
> 
> If anyone can shed any light it would be fantastic.
> 
> Thanks!

Re: [Gnuplot-info] Changing Directory At Start-up using .ini / .gnuplot

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

On 06.10.2012 14:20, gargarale wrote:

> I want to change my default directory for gnuplot to my data folder on
> Windows, without having to manually use ChDir or alike (which is currently
> about 10 times a day).
>
> Having searched the web, the use of GNUPLOT.ini or .gnuplot seemed
> applicable (with cd "folder" in the file), however I cannot seem to find
> which folder to place this file so the command is run.

See "help startup" and "help environment" for information where 
gnuplot.ini is supposed to be, and how you can change that location if 
you want to.

That said, I'm not convinced you even need a gnuplot.ini for that. 
Windows users almost invariably start programs via desktop / start menu 
links.  Those allow you to specify a starting directory.  Wouldn't that 
be enough?