new_tab command not working in startup.config

[dacconcio]

Describe the bug
new_tab command not working in startup.config. The terminal opens with just one tab.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. create startup.config file with just: new_tab and nothing else on it.

Screenshots
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Environment details

kitty 0.26.5 created by Kovid Goyal
Linux  6.1.0-18-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01) x86_64
Debian GNU/Linux 12  /dev/tty

Running under: X11
Frozen: False
Paths:
  kitty: /usr/bin/kitty
  base dir: /usr/lib/kitty
  extensions dir: /usr/lib/kitty/kitty
  system shell: /usr/bin/fish
Loaded config files:
  /etc/xdg/kitty/kitty.conf
  /home/<USER>/.config/kitty/kitty.conf

Config options different from defaults:
enable_audio_bell     False
font_size             12.0
initial_window_height (200, 'px')
initial_window_width  (300, 'px')
startup_session       /home/<USER>/.config/kitty/startup.conf
tab_bar_edge          1
tab_bar_style         slant
update_check_interval 0.0
Added shortcuts:
	ctrl+1 →  goto_tab 1
	ctrl+2 →  goto_tab 2
	ctrl+3 →  goto_tab 3
	ctrl+4 →  goto_tab 4
	ctrl+c →  copy_or_interrupt
	ctrl+t →  new_tab
	ctrl+v →  paste_from_clipboard

Important environment variables seen by the kitty process:
	PATH                                /home/<USER>/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
	LANG                                en_US.UTF-8
	SHELL                               /usr/bin/fish
	DISPLAY                             :0
	USER                                <deleted>
	XDG_SEAT                            seat0
	XDG_SESSION_TYPE                    x11
	XDG_SEAT_PATH                       /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
	XDG_SESSION_CLASS                   user
	XDG_SESSION_ID                      5
	XDG_RUNTIME_DIR                     /run/user/1000
	XDG_SESSION_PATH                    /org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session1
	XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP                 X-Cinnamon
	XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP                 
	XDG_VTNR                            7
	XDG_DATA_DIRS                       /usr/share/gnome:/usr/share/gnome:/home/<USER>/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share

[kovidgoyal]

new_tab by itself does nothing, since you havent asked kitty to run
anything in it. If you want two tabs, at a minimum you need:

new_tab
launch
new_tab
launch

[dacconcio]

Ah, that was the piece was missing. I thought you could just write new_tab then the commands to run below that. Thanks so much for your time!