Can you configure what directories panes use in a layout?

[brendonsoto]

Hi! I'm trying to create a layout that creates multiple tabs with 1-2 panes but each tab has its own root directory. For example, two tabs, A & B, with two panes in A starting at $HOME and the a pane in B in $HOME/documents/.

I've tried using the command portion of the config w/ cd but have not had success.
Here's an example using the tabs portion of the config. This just extends the base config.

tabs:
  - name: "A"
    direction: Vertical
    parts:
      - direction: Horizontal
        run:
          command: {cmd: cd, args: ["$HOME/documents"]}
      - direction: Horizontal

I'm not sure if I'm missing something. I've re-read the docs, but I'm not sure if maybe there's more to this since running other commands through the config work fine.

[a-kenji]

Hey! Thanks for reaching out.

cd is a shell intrinsic command, that (afaik) always instantly returns.
So this is heavily dependent on the shell you are using, this is a working example for fish:

---
template:
  direction: Horizontal
  parts:
    - direction: Vertical
      body: true
    - direction: Vertical
      borderless: true
      split_size:
        Fixed: 1
      run:
        plugin:
          location: "zellij:tab-bar"
tabs:
  - direction: Vertical
    run:
         command: {cmd: fish, args: ["-C", "cd $HOME/Documents && fish"]}

[brendonsoto]

Thank you for the help! I had no idea about cd being shell intrinsic. Your example was helpful and after reading up zsh's man page was able to get it working.

For anyone coming to this using zsh: ommand: {cmd: zsh, args: ["-c", "cd $Home/Documents && zsh"]}