microsoft / microsoft/terminal

spawn new tab in quake window with `wt -w 0`

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Area-Remoting Issue-Task Needs-Tag-Fix Product-Terminal
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Description

### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22000.0 (Windows 11 dev preview)

### Steps to reproduce

open quake window with windows + `

Run wt -w 0 nt

### Expected Behavior

Opens new tab in same window.

### Actual Behavior

Opens a new tab in a separate window → follow-up commands use that same window.

#### PS.
(if this is a dupe, I swear I searched)

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by opening the quake window and running `wt -w 0 nt` on Windows 11. Trace the Windows Terminal command-line handling for the `-w 0` target; done means the command opens a new tab in the existing quake window rather than a separate window.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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