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I am using emacs to edit Latex. My work flow is to open the latex file, open a new buffer in a separate window via C-x 2. Then moving the context into the new windowbuffer via C-x o, I type M x shell to open a terminal.
This is all fine but I then need to type in the changing of directories to get to the Latex file, and I do this frequently. So I would like to know if there is a quick way to open the shell in the current directory of the Latex file?
One way to do what you want is to open the shell in the window that displays the Latex file. That way, the shell opens up in the directory containing the Latex file. Then switch windows C-x o and switch buffers C-x b back to the Latex file. This is just a different ordering of the actions that you are currently taking.
default-directory?default-directory? I triedM x default-directory' which did not work.default-directoryis a variable, so useC-h v default-directoryto see the value of the default directory in the shell buffer that you opened up.C source code'. Its value is "~/Documents/Latex/UCF/STA4102/2/" Local in buffer 2.tex; global value is nil Automatically becomes permanently buffer-local when set. This variable is safe as a file local variable if its value satisfies the predicatestringp'. Documentation: Name of default directory of current buffer. Should end with slash. To interactively change the default directory, use command `cd'.