Save/Load - Import/Export state of terminal #16193

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opened 2026-01-31 05:00:19 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @maifeeulasad on GitHub (Dec 17, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

  • Able to save the current state of the terminal, restart doesn't require creating all those tabs with all those details.
  • Able to export state as JSON or some format, import them whenever wanted

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@j4james commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2021):

Restoring the state (at least the open tabs and panes) should already be supported in preview version 1.12:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-preview-1-12-release/#window-restoration

For other state-related features that are still in development, see issue #9800.

@j4james commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2021): Restoring the state (at least the open tabs and panes) should already be supported in preview version 1.12: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-preview-1-12-release/#window-restoration For other state-related features that are still in development, see issue #9800.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021):

Yea, I'm gonna call this /dup #9800, thanks!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021): Yea, I'm gonna call this /dup #9800, thanks!
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#16193