Set current directory when launched from windows explorer address bar. #13213

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opened 2026-01-31 03:36:49 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @Giorgi on GitHub (Mar 27, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

When terminal is launched by typing wt in the Windows Explorer address bar the current directory is set to %HOMEPATH% instead of the directory that it was launched from. If you do the same by typing cmd it will launch cmd with the current directory set correctly.

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Reference: starred/terminal#13213