Pasting file's directory #3556

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opened 2026-01-30 23:24:15 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Zubbbz on GitHub (Aug 25, 2019).

In the original command prompt, users were able to go into file explorer, copy any file, and would be able to paste it into the command prompt.

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Please make it so that we can copy a file in file explorer, and if it has a space in the files path then automatically put quotes arround it and let us paste it without having to directly copy the file's path.
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019):

/dup #904

Also, you can shift+right-click a file and choose "copy as path" -- it'll come out quoted.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019): /dup #904 Also, you can shift+right-click a file and choose "copy as path" -- it'll come out quoted.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#3556