[PR #17852] Dedup command history by default #31383

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opened 2026-01-31 09:46:54 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/17852

State: closed
Merged: Yes


Under ConPTY we don't load any user settings. SetUpConsole notes:

If we are [ConPTY], we don't want to load any user settings,
because that could result in some strange rendering results [...]

This enables deduplication by default, which I figured wouldn't cause
any regressions since it's a user-controllable setting anyway, while
it's clearly something the average user wants enabled, for the same
reason that PSReadLine has HistoryNoDuplicates enabled by default.

Closes #17797

Validation Steps Performed

  • Launch conhost, enter 2 commands, press F7, select the older one,
    press Enter, press F7. 2 entries
  • Launch WT, enter 2 commands, press F7, select the older one,
    press Enter, press F7. 2 entries
**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/17852 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- Under ConPTY we don't load any user settings. `SetUpConsole` notes: > If we are [ConPTY], we don't want to load any user settings, > because that could result in some strange rendering results [...] This enables deduplication by default, which I figured wouldn't cause any regressions since it's a user-controllable setting anyway, while it's clearly something the average user wants enabled, for the same reason that PSReadLine has HistoryNoDuplicates enabled by default. Closes #17797 ## Validation Steps Performed * Launch conhost, enter 2 commands, press F7, select the older one, press Enter, press F7. 2 entries ✅ * Launch WT, enter 2 commands, press F7, select the older one, press Enter, press F7. 2 entries ✅
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Reference: starred/terminal#31383