Top "Working-directory" questions

Git: Where exactly is the "working directory"?

I am going through some Git tutorials. The concept of a "working directory" keeps being mentioned, however, none of the …

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How do I call git diff on the same file between 2 different local branches?

Is there a way to check the difference between the working directory in my current branch against the working directory …

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changing the working-directory of command from java

I need to execute a .exe file from a function in one of the packages I have in my java …

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Does CMake offer a method to set the working directory for a given build system to use when running/debugging the project?

I have a project with the following structure: project_name/CMakeLists.txt project_name/src project_name/resources ... project_name-build/…

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What's the difference between working directory and local repository?

I've created a new GitHub repository. I'm quite confused by working directory and local repository. When working on my own, …

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Current working directory of makefile

I have the following directory structure project |-- Makefile |-- data |-- report.tex |-- plot_1.eps One of the …

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Why does 'Run as administrator' change (sometimes) batch file's current directory?

I have a batch file that is in the same directory as the file I want to xcopy. But for …

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How to set default working directory in Emacs - troubleshooting

I know this has been posted many times, but the solutions are not working for me. I've tried the following …

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Gulp change working directory for entire task

I'm working on a gulp file that contains tasks for both the frontend and the backend of my site. The …

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Vim: Change start up directory?

When I start GVim and start writing my little program I'd like to save the file to the Desktop but …

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