Should set session start-diretory to current working directory.

[waynr]

If you are concerned about making this the default behavior, then maybe make it opt-in using a variable set in ~/.tmux.conf

[bruno-]

Hi, I'm curious, why do you need this feature?
I usually start new sessions in directories that are different than the current working dir.

[waynr]

@bruno- by default the behavior of <prefix>, C is to use the same start-directory as whatever the current session's start-directory is--regardless of what directory your pane happens to be in at the time <prefix>, C is invoked.

Most of the time when when I create new sessions I am doing so because I want to be working in an entirely different context--I want new panes & windows to start off in a specific directory.

As a shortcut, the create named session feature doesn't have much practical value for me if the new named session always has the same start-directory as the old.`

In the past I have simply created a new terminal window and started my tmux sessions after navigating to the specific project directory that I wanted to be the start directory.

[fab4100]

Hi.

I was bothered by this issue as well and solved it by making the following changes to new_session_promt.sh:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"

main() {
tmux command -p "new session name:" "run '$CURRENT_DIR/new_session.sh "%1" #{pane_current_path}'"
}
main

and then to use the current pane directory I have added this in new_session.sh:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"

#global variable
SESSION_NAME="$1"
SESSION_PATH="$2"

source "$CURRENT_DIR/helpers.sh"

session_name_not_provided() {
[ -z "$SESSION_NAME" ]
}

create_new_tmux_session() {
if session_name_not_provided; then
exit 0
elif session_exists; then
switch_to_session "$SESSION_NAME"
display_message "Switched to existing session ${SESSION_NAME}" "2000"
else
TMUX="" tmux -S "$(tmux_socket)" new-session -d -s "$SESSION_NAME" -c "$SESSION_PATH"
switch_to_session "$SESSION_NAME"
fi
}

main() {
create_new_tmux_session
}
main

This will always use the directory of the current pane when a new session is created. Please let me know if you can include this in the current plugin.

Best
Fab

NB: It is just a quick hack, the checks for provided session names etc. should be modified in a release version