diff --git a/herbstluftwm/cwd_spawn.sh b/herbstluftwm/cwd_spawn.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+ID=$(xdpyinfo | grep focus | cut -f4 -d " ")
+PID=$(($(xprop -id $ID | grep -m 1 PID | cut -d " " -f 3) + 2))
+if [ -e "/proc/$PID/cwd" ]
+then
+        urxvt -cd $(readlink /proc/$PID/cwd) &
+else
+        urxvt
+fi
+