MINOR: Environment Variable in CMD Prompt not resolved. #11213

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opened 2026-01-31 02:41:36 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @FDFessler on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020).

This is VERY MINOR: Environment Variable in CMD Prompt not resolved.

Environment

Windows build number: [run `[Environment]::OSVersion` for powershell, or `ver` for cmd]
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.572]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable):
Windows Terminal Preview
Version: 1.4.2652.0
Settings for Command Prompt:
                // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile.
                "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "startingDirectory": "P:\\",
                "hidden": false

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Launch Command Prompt in WT

Expected behavior

While I have a fairly long (and "crazy") prompt string in my environment settings it seems to do everything right except resolve an environment name (in this case my PC name %ComputerName%).
Current Prompt:
$E[1;33;45m[$D--$T$H$H$H$H$H$H]$S$E[7;33;44m$C$N:$Q$M$H$F$$E[0;34;47m$P$E[0;37;44m$[%ComputerName%]:$S$+$G$S
Prompt should look like this:
[10/29/2020-- 9:38] (P:=\ServerName\Dir1\Dir2)
P:
[MyActualPCName]: >

Actual behavior

I get this (with all the correct colors) but the %ComputerName% is not resolved.
[10/29/2020-- 9:32] (P:=\ServerName\Dir1\Dir2)
P:
[%ComputerName%]: >

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claunia added the Resolution-DuplicateProduct-Cmd.exe labels 2026-01-31 02:41:36 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#11213