open bash subshell in specified directory

Question

When I run the bash command it opens a new subshell in the current directory. Is there a way to open the new bash shell in a different directory?

This is what it does:

$ pwd
/original/location
$ bash
$ pwd
/original/location

I'd like to do something like this

$ pwd
/original/location
$ bash "some magic command to start it in a /another/location"
$ pwd
/another/location
$ exit
$ pwd
/original/location

EDIT I also want it so that when I exit the subshell I return to the original location

@Thomas that works, can you put it in an answer so I can accept it? — jeffpkamp, Feb 16 '23 at 18:46
See [How to invoke bash, run commands inside the new shell, and then give control back to user?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/7120426/4154375). — pjh, Feb 16 '23 at 18:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '23 at 08:19

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Simply cd to the directory before you start the subshell. To avoid changing directory in the parent shell, use parentheses to limit the change to a(nother) subshell:

(cd /another/location && bash)

answered Feb 17 '23 at 08:19

Thomas

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