How to change git shell's start directory in windows 7

Question

I downloaded and installed the programs offered by GitHub including Git Shell.

The problem is that I want to set up the home directory of the Git Shell program to a cust

Answer 1

Other answers didn't work for me, and I am on Windows 10. So for those looking for another way I added a line to my ~/.bashrc: cd /c/myfoldername

Works like a charm