[IPython-dev] changing working directory from IPython server

[Dave Hirschfeld]

Mark Bakker <markbak <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> 
> Sorry to keep pestering you with this, Brian.
> 
> I explored it some more, and narrowed it down to the following.
> 
> Let's say my notebook is in /mark/notebooks
> 
> 
> When I start ipython notebook in /mark, I can nicely click on the 
directory notebooks on the dashboard and open the notebook I want.
> 
> If, on the other hand, I start ipython notebook in /mark/Documents. Then 
there is no way to 'surf' to the correct /mark/notebooks, as there is no 
cd.. place to click to go back to /mark and then to /mark/notebooks. When I 
do the  'To import a notebook, drag the file onto the listing below or 
*click here*' option, it only let's me 'upload' the selected notebook, which 
means copying to the directory where I started ipython notebook.
> 
> 
> So what I think we need is either a way to surf to a higher directory, or 
to have the option to 'click here' as it is now but then not being forced to 
'upload' the notebook.
> 
> Mark
>

One solution if you have folders in different locations would be to simlink 
them (mklink /J in windows) into the notebook server directory

HTH,
Dave