[Question] How to send command line to the console of a profile

[htcfreek]

Description of the new feature/enhancement

How can I start WT with a specified profile and send arguments to the console of this profile (e.g. use Powershell profile and ping host).

I tired wt.exe new-tab -p "Powershell" -c "Get-Services" which results in an error message:

[Fehler 2147942402 (0x80070002) beim Start von `{Get-Services}']

xref: https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/terminal/command-line-arguments?tabs=windows#passing-an-argument-to-the-default-shell

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

[htcfreek]

@zadjii-msft
Is the problem I described a bug or simply not implemented?

[zadjii-msft]

Oh, I think you're just doing it wrong here. I suspect what you're trying to do is the --appendCommandline thing, from #5528 / #15822.

When you call wt -p "PowerShell" -c Get-Services, wt treats -c Get-Services as the command parameter, and replaces your PowerShell profile's commandline with that. And CreateProcess("-c Get-Services",...) clearly doesn't work 😝

So, you'll either want

• wt -p PowerShell -- {path to powershell} -c Get-Services
• wt -p PowerShell --appendCommandline -- -c Get-Services (starting in v1.19)

[htcfreek]

So, you'll either want wt -p PowerShell -- {path to powershell} -c Get-Services

@zadjii-msft
Does {path to powershell} respect the path variable? Or do I need to specify the full path?

[zadjii-msft]

Typically, yes, it'll respect the PATH. If you're just doing simple scripting, that's usually fine, though, BEST PRACTICE would be to specify the full path.

[htcfreek]

@zadjii-msft
Thank you for your help. I think this is what I need.
Unfortunately I can't test the v1.19 command line because wt.exe entered in run dialog brings me an access denied error.