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Question: Start a new terminal with some text already on the command line

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Description

Question

Is there a way to open a new tab or pane and prepopulate it with some command text on the command line without running it?

new tab
C:
> my really long and expensive command that I dont want to run right away
Checklist
  • I have read the documentation and made sure what I'm looking for isn't present, or is unclear.
  • I have searched for similar issues, and either this question wasn't asked before, or I didn't find any that describe my question.

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Review the Cmder documentation and the six existing comments to determine whether opening a tab or pane with unexecuted text is supported; done would be a documented answer or a clearly scoped implementation request.

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Assessment

Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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