IPython Notebook save location

Question

I just started IPython Notebook, and I tried to use \"Save\" to save my progress. However, instead of saving the *.ipynb in my current working directory, it is saved in my p

Answer 1

If you're using IPython 4.x/Jupyter, run

$ jupyter notebook --generate-config

This will create a file jupyter_notebook_config.py in ~/.jupyter. This file already has a line starting with # c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir=u''.

All you need to do is to uncomment this line and change the value to your desired location, e.g., c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir=u'/home/alice/my_ipython_notebooks'

Answer 2

Just cd to your working folder and then start the IPython notebook server. This way you can be mobile.