How to start Jupyter Lab in current directory without changing defaults?

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I have a default directory for my Jupyter Notebooks, and I put it in the Jupyter settings. So by default jupytr lab command starts my Jupyter where I need it to start.

However, sometimes I work on separate projects, and it is convenient to start Jupyter in a current working directory from a command line.

Is there an easy command to do so?

Similar question: Change IPython/Jupyter notebook working directory

hiru007 · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-03T12:01:01.577

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TLDR: jupyter lab .

Original Answer:
Adding on to @queezz, jupyter lab --notebook-dir=. works too because . represents current directory.
Even jupyter lab . works

edited Jul 03 '23 at 12:01

answered Feb 27 '21 at 04:47

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This is so much better, thank you. It works both on my win 10 and OSX. – queezz Mar 03 '21 at 04:39
Note: I tried this windows 10, with jupyter lab version 0.35, but generally works everywhere – hiru007 Jul 03 '23 at 12:01

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '20 at 09:33

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I just summarize the answers from the cited similar question here:

jupyter lab --notebook-dir=$pwd

Here $pwd returns the current directory in both Windows and OS X.

answered Jan 10 '20 at 09:33

queezz

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'$pwd' wasn't passing the directory string correctly for me, just an empty string. This lead to a strange error where jupyter would launch correctly but kernels would not. Copy pasting the full directory string solved the issue. – Shri Samson Feb 05 '21 at 06:44
That's new. It works for me on Win and Os X. Copy and paste is to much work. Easier to remove the default folder from the settings and just use 'jupyber lab'. – queezz Feb 06 '21 at 07:09

How to start Jupyter Lab in current directory without changing defaults?

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