microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Some issues found with PVS-Studio

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Area-CodeHealth Impact-Correctness Issue-Bug Priority-3 Product-Terminal
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Description

Hello!

I am one of developers of [PVS-Studio](https://pvs-studio.com/en/) static code analyzer and we've released [an article with check of this project](https://pvs-studio.com/en/blog/posts/cpp/1267/) using our tool. We've found some bugs and are notifying you about them :)

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the linked PVS-Studio article, which identifies the reported issues in this project. Map each finding to the relevant terminal code and tests, then verify and address the findings individually; done requires resolving the specific bugs described in the report.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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