On Sunday 2008 December 21 14:50:45 Csanyi Pal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can one start urxvt so that the prompt shows the desired directory,
> like:
>
> usern...@system-name:~/desired/directory$
>
> from another urxvt?
>
> urxvt -e cd /home/username/desired/directory/
>
> doesn't work.

Might try:
( cd /desired/directory && urxvt )

If you need a single command (e.g. for a .desktop file) you might use:
/bin/sh -c 'cd /desired/directory && urxvt'
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