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Show last command in tab & Windows taskbar #22406

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opened 2026-01-31 08:12:18 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:18 +00:00
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Originally created by @oSumAtrIX on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Often, you have multiple windows of Terminal open:

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The same issue occurs in the tabs:

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This is troublesome as you forget which window is which.

One can rename the tab, but this is often impractical for quick tasks:

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An option to show the last typed command (trimmed is fine) would easily solve this situation. You'd know which window or tab is which because of the last command:

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Originally created by @oSumAtrIX on GitHub (Oct 15, 2024). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Often, you have multiple windows of Terminal open: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e3c0e296-b256-4eb6-af18-6bec01d1f850) The same issue occurs in the tabs: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5f97d929-c05b-4343-995d-88b144c73a4c) This is troublesome as you forget which window is which. One can rename the tab, but this is often impractical for quick tasks: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1d31b18f-9dea-47bd-ac81-6953ae43e966) An option to show the last typed command (trimmed is fine) would easily solve this situation. You'd know which window or tab is which because of the last command: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/beaa5a6c-082b-4871-b299-e8606ce37bd9)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:21 +00:00
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@Iweisc commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024):

I quite like the concept, Maybe I will make a contribution related to this requested feature

@Iweisc commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024): I quite like the concept, Maybe I will make a contribution related to this requested feature
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:12:22 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2024):

This is something that's more a shell (CMD, PowerShell, Bash) feature rather than a terminal one. The Terminal doesn't really know what's running in it, or when a sub-command is started/ended. But the shell does know, and it can always set the title of the window/tab itself.

In fact, CMD.exe already does this 😉
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2024): This is something that's more a _shell_ (CMD, PowerShell, Bash) feature rather than a _terminal_ one. The Terminal doesn't really know what's running in it, or when a sub-command is started/ended. But the shell does know, and it can always set the title of the window/tab itself. In fact, CMD.exe already does this 😉 ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e1a732af-0ea7-423b-b890-f2eb03a7b179)
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