Start an application from the dock within a specific directory

Question

I have an application (Emacs) in the dock that is apparently starting in / (the root folder). Can I configure it to start in $HOME instead? e.g., looking for the equivalent of shortcut properties in Windows.

Answer 1

At the bottom of your .emacs file, insert:

(cd "~/")

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cd is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `files.el'.

(cd DIR)

Make DIR become the current buffer's default directory.
If your environment includes a `CDPATH' variable, try each one of
that list of directories (separated by occurrences of
`path-separator') when resolving a relative directory name.
The path separator is colon in GNU and GNU-like systems.