microsoft / microsoft/edit

Edit in Terminal opens in separate window, not in Terminal

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Description

Just something odd that I noticed, not sure if it's worth fixing. I had a USB drive plugged in and my terminal session was set to my G: drive (on the USB). I unplugged the drive, ran Edit and it opened up in a new terminal window, not in the original. once I CD'd to my C: drive and ran Edit again, it was fine.

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Research direction

No files or tests are identified. Start by reproducing the case with the terminal's working directory on a removed USB drive, then trace how Edit launches or reuses the terminal; done means Edit behaves consistently when the current directory is unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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