microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Allow new tabs of different profiles to inherit current working directory on Windows
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Description
### Description of the new feature
When using Windows Terminal with multiple profiles (e.g., a normal PowerShell and a “PowerShell (Proxy)” profile), I want to open a new tab using a different profile but keep the current working directory from the active tab.
now, I’m forced to run this long command every single time：
wt -w 0 nt -p "PowerShell (Proxy)" --startingDirectory "$PWD"
### Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start by tracing how the Windows Terminal `wt -w 0 nt -p` command creates a tab and selects its profile on Windows. Identify where the active tab's current working directory is available, then determine how inheritance should work when the new profile is different; done means the example command is no longer needed and the new tab opens in the active directory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100