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"Open in Terminal" option does not work for directories with square brackets in the name #23338

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opened 2026-01-31 08:39:19 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:39:19 +00:00
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Originally created by @abhishekd-1 on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025).

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1.22.11141.0

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10.0.26100.0

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a folder called "Test[123]" in Windows Explorer
  2. Open the folder
  3. Shift+Right click any blank space
  4. Choose "Open in Terminal"

Expected Behavior

Terminal launches with the directory as: "Test[123]"

Actual Behavior

Terminal launches with the directory as: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0"

Originally created by @abhishekd-1 on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.22.11141.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26100.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Create a folder called "Test[123]" in Windows Explorer 2. Open the folder 3. Shift+Right click any blank space 4. Choose "Open in Terminal" ### Expected Behavior Terminal launches with the directory as: "Test[123]" ### Actual Behavior Terminal launches with the directory as: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0"
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:39:20 +00:00
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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025):

We've found some similar issues:

  • #17673 , similarity score: 87%
  • #16024 , similarity score: 87%
  • #14065 , similarity score: 85%
  • #14100 , similarity score: 84%
  • #11149 , similarity score: 83%
  • #11652 , similarity score: 82%
  • #18972 , similarity score: 81%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025): We've found some similar issues: - #17673 , similarity score: 87% - #16024 , similarity score: 87% - #14065 , similarity score: 85% - #14100 , similarity score: 84% - #11149 , similarity score: 83% - #11652 , similarity score: 82% - #18972 , similarity score: 81% If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue. > Note: You can give me feedback by 👍 or 👎 this comment.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:39:20 +00:00
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@abhishekd-1 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025):

Closing this as it's a Powershell bug. Didn't find anything during my initial search, sorry.

Edit: Updating to Powershell v6 or higher fixes this issue, as mentioned in #11652.

@abhishekd-1 commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025): Closing this as it's a Powershell bug. Didn't find anything during my initial search, sorry. Edit: Updating to Powershell v6 or higher fixes this issue, as mentioned in #11652.
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