wt.exe /d doesn't work if the directory path ends in '\' and is quoted #6617

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opened 2026-01-31 00:43:13 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @viorel-m on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020).

WT Version: 0.9.433.0
OS/PS Build: 10.0.19572.1000.

This works:
wt /d "C:\Users\"

This doesn't:
wt /d "c:\Documents and Settings\"

The error is
[error 0x8007010b when launching `powershell.exe']

Workaround: add a period at the end:
wt /d "c:\Documents and Settings\."

Originally created by @viorel-m on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020). WT Version: 0.9.433.0 OS/PS Build: 10.0.19572.1000. This works: wt /d "C:\Users\\" This doesn't: wt /d "c:\Documents and Settings\\" The error is [error 0x8007010b when launching `powershell.exe'] Workaround: add a period at the end: wt /d "c:\Documents and Settings\\."
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Reference: starred/terminal#6617