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opened 2026-01-31 07:33:14 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:33:14 +00:00
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Originally created by @Soneji on GitHub (Jan 18, 2024).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

As we all know, in windows, you have to restart often. When I restart my system, all my terminal panes and layout is maintained, however the content in those panes is lost.

I am proposing a feature in windows terminal to maintain this terminal history, as a bonus the session state could also be saved, e.g. the path in which the shell is currently in.

The retention of the terminal history can help me restore each pane to the correct place and easily pick up where I left off.

Is it worth noting I am using WSL 2, I am not sure if some of these features already exist with powershell.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I guess there are two ways this could be implemented

  1. Save the terminal history and shell session to a temp file on shutdown
  2. Periodically save the terminal history and shell session to a temp file on the system
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:33:15 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2024):

If by history you mean the buffer contents/scrollback, that feature request is tracked in issue #961.

As for saving the current directory, that should already be possible if you've configured your shell appropriately (there's a tutorial here).

@j4james commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2024): If by history you mean the buffer contents/scrollback, that feature request is tracked in issue #961. As for saving the current directory, that should already be possible if you've configured your shell appropriately (there's a tutorial [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/new-tab-same-directory#configure-your-shell)).
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2024):

Yep, that's correct. There's also the firstWindowPreference setting, to enable bringing your windows back to the right position, with the same tabs & panes. Of course, you'll also want to do the aforementioned shell integration, to let Terminal know about the CWD.

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/dup #961 for the rest of "restore the buffer contents"

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2024): Yep, that's correct. There's also the [`firstWindowPreference`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/startup#behavior-when-starting-a-new-terminal-session) setting, to enable bringing your windows back to the right position, with the same tabs & panes. Of course, you'll also want to do the aforementioned shell integration, to let Terminal know about the CWD. ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/18356694/0c331656-c175-4ed7-ac95-899df3d9898e) /dup #961 for the rest of "restore the buffer contents"
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