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Passing doskey alias file to commandline not working #17626

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opened 2026-01-31 05:48:06 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:48:06 +00:00
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Originally created by @jathek on GitHub (Jun 4, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.13.10733.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.1645

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Steps to reproduce

Trying to use an alias.cmd file as mentioned in this issue.

Profile in settings.json:

            {
                "altGrAliasing": true,
                "antialiasingMode": "grayscale",
                "closeOnExit": "graceful",
                "commandline": "cmd.exe /K \"C:\\Users\\Jason\\alias.cmd\"",
                "elevate": false,
                "guid": "{7a1c5dd6-779d-4b81-9599-8cbe559fc419}",
                "hidden": false,
                "historySize": 9001,
                "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png",
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "snapOnInput": true,
                "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
            }

alias.cmd:

@echo off
doskey s=ssh $*

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Actual Behavior

Commands are not available when I open Terminal, but they become available after I manually run alias.cmd from the Terminal window.

Originally created by @jathek on GitHub (Jun 4, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.13.10733.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.1645 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Trying to use an alias.cmd file as mentioned in [this issue](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4019#issuecomment-567427024). Profile in settings.json: ```json { "altGrAliasing": true, "antialiasingMode": "grayscale", "closeOnExit": "graceful", "commandline": "cmd.exe /K \"C:\\Users\\Jason\\alias.cmd\"", "elevate": false, "guid": "{7a1c5dd6-779d-4b81-9599-8cbe559fc419}", "hidden": false, "historySize": 9001, "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png", "name": "Command Prompt", "snapOnInput": true, "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%" } ``` alias.cmd: ```batch @echo off doskey s=ssh $* ``` ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Actual Behavior Commands are not available when I open Terminal, but they become available after I manually run alias.cmd from the Terminal window.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:48:07 +00:00
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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022):

It's only a workaround, but I have my DOSKEY macros defined in CMD's "autorun" file, specified here:

regdir /v /d "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor
  Autorun : REG_SZ : d:\uty\cmdstart.bat

It works.

@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022): It's only a workaround, but I have my DOSKEY macros defined in CMD's "autorun" file, specified here: ``` regdir /v /d "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor Autorun : REG_SZ : d:\uty\cmdstart.bat ``` It works.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:48:07 +00:00
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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022):

I misspoke. My "autorun" file looks like this.

v:\> type u:\cmdstart.bat
@echo off
doskey /macrofile=d:\uty\doskey.txt
chcp 1252 > NUL
@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022): I misspoke. My "autorun" file looks like this. ``` v:\> type u:\cmdstart.bat @echo off doskey /macrofile=d:\uty\doskey.txt chcp 1252 > NUL ```
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:48:07 +00:00
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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022):

FWIW, this works here, that is, the CMD file is executed.

"commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe /K \"v:\\foo.cmd\""

@vefatica commented on GitHub (Jun 11, 2022): FWIW, this works here, that is, the CMD file is executed. `"commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe /K \"v:\\foo.cmd\""`
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:48:08 +00:00
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@jathek commented on GitHub (Aug 5, 2022):

FWIW, this works here, that is, the CMD file is executed.

"commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe /K \"v:\\foo.cmd\""

doesn't work for me, unfortunately. I've tried adding the %SystemRoot%\\System32\\ portion and also using / instead of \\. No joy 🙁

EDIT: finally got it working after looking more closely at the other thread. GUID was off. Works correctly when it is 0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101. I guess this means it would only work for one profile though, as the guid can't be repeated?

@jathek commented on GitHub (Aug 5, 2022): > FWIW, this works here, that is, the CMD file is executed. > > `"commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe /K \"v:\\foo.cmd\""` doesn't work for me, unfortunately. I've tried adding the `%SystemRoot%\\System32\\` portion and also using `/` instead of `\\`. No joy 🙁 EDIT: finally got it working after looking more closely at the other thread. GUID was off. Works correctly when it is `0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101`. I guess this means it would only work for one profile though, as the guid can't be repeated?
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