Opening terminal from windows explorer should move to current directory #8710

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opened 2026-01-31 01:36:07 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @NikolasP1998 on GitHub (May 31, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Open terminal at current directory when typing "wt.exe" at address bar of windows explorer

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Similar to "cmd" and "powershell" implementation.

Windows terminal should be made consistent with the aforementioned alternatives

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@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2020):

The recommended way to open the terminal in the current directory is by typing wt -d . in the explorer bar. See issue https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/878#issuecomment-579508860 for more details.

@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2020): The recommended way to open the terminal in the current directory is by typing `wt -d .` in the explorer bar. See issue https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/878#issuecomment-579508860 for more details.
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@NikolasP1998 commented on GitHub (May 31, 2020):

Thanks for your answer. Even though this is not ideal and leads to inconsistencies, I understand this is the best solution.

@NikolasP1998 commented on GitHub (May 31, 2020): Thanks for your answer. Even though this is not ideal and leads to inconsistencies, I understand this is the best solution.
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Reference: starred/terminal#8710