Right click a folder named "test[", choose open in Windows Terminal, open Terminal in C:\ #18535

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opened 2026-01-31 06:16:59 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @sheuronazxe on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.15.2524.0

Windows build number

10.0.22621.0

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Steps to reproduce

Right click and choose Open in Windows Terminal any folder with character [ in name

Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

Windows Terminal opens in C:\

Originally created by @sheuronazxe on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.15.2524.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Right click and choose Open in Windows Terminal any folder with character [ in name ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Actual Behavior Windows Terminal opens in C:\
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 06:16:59 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022):

This is /dup #11149. This is a bug in Windows PowerShell (5.1) -- sorry! There's nothing that can be done about that. It does not handle directories with special characters in them properly.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022): This is /dup #11149. This is a bug in Windows PowerShell (5.1) -- sorry! There's nothing that can be done about that. It does not handle directories with special characters in them properly.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2022):

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 (Sep 23, 2022): 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#18535