Launching with --startingDirectory does not work for "." in v1.23 - affects VSCode

[rkodey]

Windows Terminal version

1.23.10353.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.5371

Other Software

• Windows Terminal in portable mode using ".portable"
• This bug affects VSCode, when it launches the external terminal.
  • But, VSCode is not required, as shown below

Steps to reproduce

See basic configuration settings.json in comment below
Open a command prompt

cd \Users

Expected Behavior

Version 1.22.10352.0 works as expected.

cd \Users

command-line	Opens Terminal In
wt.exe	C:\Users
wt.exe -d .	C:\Users
wt.exe -d "."	C:\Users
wt.exe -d "C:\Users"	C:\Users
wt.exe --startingDirectory .	C:\Users
wt.exe --startingDirectory "."	C:\Users
wt.exe --startingDirectory "C:\Users"	C:\Users

Actual Behavior

Version 1.23.10353.0 shows the bug.

cd \Users

command-line	Opens Terminal In
wt.exe	C:\WINDOWS\system32
wt.exe -d .	C:\WINDOWS\system32
wt.exe -d "."	C:\WINDOWS\system32
wt.exe -d "C:\Users"	C:\Users
wt.exe --startingDirectory .	C:\WINDOWS\system32
wt.exe --startingDirectory "."	C:\WINDOWS\system32
wt.exe --startingDirectory "C:\Users"	C:\Users

[rkodey]

Here's the minimal settings.json to show the issue.
I started with a blank configuration

• Set default profile to Coommand Prompt
• Ser Command Prompt starting directory to null

{
    "$help": "https://aka.ms/terminal-documentation",
    "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema-preview",
    "defaultProfile": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
    "profiles": 
    {
        "defaults": {},
        "list": 
        [
            {
                "commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe",
                "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "startingDirectory": null
            }
        ]
    }
}

[duckiendoan]

I'm having the same issue. Any updates on this?

[DHowett]

Thanks all for the discussion here! We just triaged a newer version of this (sorry for the higher number): /dup #18604.

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!