microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Command line spec/override for closeOnExit
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Area-Commandline
Issue-Task
Product-Terminal
- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
The ability to specify the closeOnExit behavior would be even more useful if it could be specified on the command line. It would then not be limited to profiles and could even be used to override a profile's setting.
Taking a cue from CMD's /C and /K, you might use -c (close the tab/pane) and -k (keep the tab/pane)
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Research direction
Start by tracing the command-line handling for Windows Terminal and the existing closeOnExit profile setting. Define how -c and -k should override profile behavior, then verify that launching a tab or pane with each option produces the requested close-or-keep result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100