Copilot CLI changes terminal title to "Windows PowerShell" when not launched in Windows Terminal
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Description
Describe the bug
When launched in a terminal that is not in Windows Terminal, Copilot CLI first set the terminal title to "GitHub Copilot", but it always automatically becomes "Windows PowerShell" after a second or two
Affected version
1.0.79-5
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Open a terminal in a host that's not Windows terminal, like cmd in Windows native conhost or Git Bash in mintty
- Launch Copilot CLI
- Observe the title change
Expected behavior
The title should stay "GitHub Copilot" and not change to "Windows PowerShell"
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with Copilot CLI 1.0.79-5 in cmd or Git Bash in mintty, rather than Windows Terminal, and observe the terminal title over several seconds. Trace the terminal-title handling from CLI startup; done means the title remains "GitHub Copilot" instead of changing to "Windows PowerShell".
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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