How to change the directory used when starting a terminal from Files

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When starting a new terminal window from Nautilus(Files) by right-clicking and selecting Open in Terminal, by default the working directory is the directory you started the terminal from

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8

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