Start bash in certain directory from Windows

Question

I am trying to start Bash.exe in the "/mnt" directory.

The following command properly starts bash:

C:\Windows\Sysnative\bash.exe

I have the following .bat file:

C:\Windows\Sysnative\bash.exe -c "cd /mnt/"

Unfortunately, this does not do anything. The same applies to:

C:\Windows\Sysnative\bash.exe --cd "/mnt/"

Disclaimer: even though there are very similar posts, this is not a duplicate. — Chiel
– Chiel, Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 13:27
The formatting of the slashes is already correct in this example. If it were not, it should give an error that it can not find the path. — Chiel
– Chiel, Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 14:28
Do you have a .bash_profile or .bashrc file in your home directory? — lit
– lit, Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 14:35
No. I do not have a .bash_profile or .bashrc file in my /home directory, nor in any of it's subdirectories. — Chiel
– Chiel, Commented Oct 5, 2018 at 14:40

pjh · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-05 18:15:58Z

Try:

C:\Windows\Sysnative\bash.exe -c "cd /mnt/ ; exec bash"

That starts a Bash process that cds to '/mnt/' and then replaces itself with a new (interactive) Bash process that is running in the '/mnt' directory.

The code above is only lightly tested, and may or may not meet your requirements. For alternatives see run bash command in new shell and stay in new shell after this command executes and "Linked" pages from that.

This fully meets my requirements. I tested it and it works perfect. Great work.

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