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opened 2026-01-31 06:10:01 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:10:01 +00:00
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Originally created by @Michal-MK on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022).

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1.14.2281.0

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10.0.19044.0

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Steps to reproduce

Running wt ; on Windows 10 does not open two tabs as expected. Did a clean install from MS Store

On another Windows 11 machine (up to date, wt version: 1.14.1963) the command works as expected.

Expected Behavior

Open a single instance of Windows Terminal and have two tabs open.

On: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-line-arguments it does not say that it should not be supported and it would not make much sense either. The version there is newer than the one I have on Win11 (I did an update from an older version to see if what I was using was too old.. but that did not resolve it)

Actual Behavior

Opened a single instance of Windows Terminal and had only one tab open.

Originally created by @Michal-MK on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.14.2281.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Running `wt ;` on Windows 10 does not open two tabs as expected. Did a clean install from MS Store On another Windows 11 machine (up to date, wt version: 1.14.1963) the command works as expected. ### Expected Behavior Open a single instance of Windows Terminal and have two tabs open. On: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-line-arguments it does not say that it should not be supported and it would not make much sense either. The version there is newer than the one I have on Win11 (I did an update from an older version to see if what I was using was too old.. but that did not resolve it) ### Actual Behavior Opened a single instance of Windows Terminal and had only one tab open.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:10:02 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022):

Which shell are you using to run that command/? If I run it from CMD I get two tabs, from PowerShell, I get one (unless I actually escape the ; as wt `; )

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022): Which shell are you using to run that command/? If I run it from CMD I get two tabs, from PowerShell, I get one (unless I actually escape the `;` as ```wt `; ```)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:10:02 +00:00
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@Michal-MK commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022):

I honestly do not remember if I used the same approach on both systems but I assume I did, will try and report tomorrow.
E: oh it removes the label automatically... sorry for that.

@Michal-MK commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022): I honestly do not remember if I used the same approach on both systems but I assume I did, will try and report tomorrow. E: oh it removes the label automatically... sorry for that.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:10:03 +00:00
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@Michal-MK commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022):

Ok after re-testing it was powershell on one and cmd on the other, oops. With the escape character it does produce two tabs. So the issue is my lack of knowledge of Powershell and inconsistency of interpreters I used.

@Michal-MK commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022): Ok after re-testing it was powershell on one and cmd on the other, oops. With the escape character it does produce two tabs. So the issue is my lack of knowledge of Powershell and inconsistency of interpreters I used.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:10:03 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022):

No worries, thanks for following up!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022): No worries, thanks for following up!
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