Unable to open at current working Folder using "wt" #9688

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opened 2026-01-31 02:00:59 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @palashjain2801 on GitHub (Jul 18, 2020).

OS Used: Windows 10

Default Terminal is Powershell 7
When I try to open Windows Terminal using "wt". It opens at the default folder setting.

Can anyone know how to fix this issue

Originally created by @palashjain2801 on GitHub (Jul 18, 2020). OS Used: Windows 10 Default Terminal is Powershell 7 When I try to open Windows Terminal using "wt". It opens at the default folder setting. Can anyone know how to fix this issue
claunia added the Issue-QuestionNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-AnsweredArea-Commandline labels 2026-01-31 02:00:59 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020):

You need to use wt -d . to have it start in the current folder.

@j4james commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020): You need to use `wt -d .` to have it start in the current folder.
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@palashjain2801 commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020):

Thank you for your response.

"wt -d . " works.
I also figured out that if you use

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at defaults section, you can only use "wt" command and it open windows terminal at the working folder

@palashjain2801 commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2020): Thank you for your response. "wt -d . " works. I also figured out that if you use ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/15762905/87886903-27771c80-c9e6-11ea-9d62-e8d6b01f8635.png) at defaults section, you can only use "wt" command and it open windows terminal at the working folder
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@anil-shrestha commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2020):

I think this should be default behavior similar to PS or cmd

@anil-shrestha commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2020): I think this should be default behavior similar to PS or cmd
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Reference: starred/terminal#9688