Re: How to make Emacs paths in the minibuffer start at root (/) instead of $HOME (~)?

[Bob Proulx]

MBR wrote:
> Is there any way to force Emacs to always start paths in the minibuffer at
> "/" instead of starting some of them at "~"?

Emacs starts paths at the current directory.  If you start emacs in
your home then the current directory at the start is your home and it
will be ~/.  If you start emacs elsewhere then it will be wherever you
start emacs.  This is done buffer by buffer.

So the simplest answer is to start emacs at the "/" filesystem root
and then paths will start from there.

Alternatively you can simply "cd" to the root after starting emacs.
Simply use M-x cd ENTER and then specify where you want the current
buffer to change directory.  Note again that this is buffer specific.

Bob