Allow profiles to have arguments member that can be used that can be used as parameter to underlying text application #3440

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opened 2026-01-30 23:21:16 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @lon3wolf on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019).

Sample profile for cmd.exe for example (Bold is the what I want)
{
"arguments" : "f:\GIT\Tools\Razzle.cmd x64fre",
"startingDirectory" : "f:\GIT",

"name" : "Razzle",
"commandline" : "cmd.exe",

"acrylicOpacity" : 0.75,
"closeOnExit" : true,
"colorScheme" : "Vintage",
"cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
"cursorShape" : "bar",
"fontFace" : "Consolas",
"fontSize" : 11,
"foreground" : "#00FF00",
"guid" : "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
"historySize" : 9001,
"icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png",
"padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
"snapOnInput" : true,
"useAcrylic" : true
},

Originally created by @lon3wolf on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019). Sample profile for cmd.exe for example (Bold is the what I want) { **"arguments" : "f:\GIT\Tools\Razzle.cmd x64fre", "startingDirectory" : "f:\GIT",** _"name" : "Razzle", "commandline" : "cmd.exe",_ "acrylicOpacity" : 0.75, "closeOnExit" : true, "colorScheme" : "Vintage", "cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF", "cursorShape" : "bar", "fontFace" : "Consolas", "fontSize" : 11, "foreground" : "#00FF00", "guid" : "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}", "historySize" : 9001, "icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png", "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0", "snapOnInput" : true, "useAcrylic" : true },
claunia added the Issue-QuestionNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-30 23:21:16 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019):

?

"commandline": "cmd /k f:\git\tools\razzle.cmd x64fre"
@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019): ? ``` "commandline": "cmd /k f:\git\tools\razzle.cmd x64fre" ```
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@lon3wolf commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019):

I have tried this and tried again, the arguments are completely ignored, also the startup directory doesn't change

@lon3wolf commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019): I have tried this and tried again, the arguments are completely ignored, also the startup directory doesn't change
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019):

If you're seeing settings not changing, you should 100% check to make sure you haven't duplicated your guid 😉

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019): If you're seeing settings not changing, you should 100% check to make sure you haven't duplicated your `guid` :wink:
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019):

An easy to way to reset the guid is to just delete it.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2019): An easy to way to reset the guid is to just delete it.
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Reference: starred/terminal#3440