How to use Emacs to open an eshell from Terminal at a specific path

Question

By default, if I invoke emacs from terminal by typing $ emacs C:\users a directory-like environment opens. Then if I do M-x eshell, an eshell environment opens at this path.

My question is how to directly go to this eshell from the initial terminal. I tried $ emacs C:\users eshell and $ emacs C:\users M-x eshell but they don't work.

Added: As an application of the below solution of abo-abo, on Microsoft OS, if at the path bar of your window directory, you type emacs -f eshell, an eshell will be opened at that directory:

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 04 '15 at 18:45

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Like this:

emacs C:\users -f eshell

answered Jan 04 '15 at 18:45

abo-abo

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Perfect thank you. Just by curiosity what is `-f`? Abbreviated of what? – Name Jan 04 '15 at 18:48
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Call function, probably. It should be in `emacs --help`. – abo-abo Jan 04 '15 at 18:49

How to use Emacs to open an eshell from Terminal at a specific path

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