Persist terminal tabs and scrollback across restarts - #3
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Tab metadata (claude + shell) is saved in config.json per worktree; xterm serialize-addon captures each terminal's buffer to userData/terminal-history/<id>.txt on an interval and synchronously on window beforeunload. On mount, history is written to the fresh xterm before spawning a new pty, so users see their previous output above a new shell. Closing a tab or deleting a worktree drops the history file. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
config.jsonper worktree path and restored on app launch.userData/terminal-history/<id>.txton a 30s interval and synchronously viabeforeunloadwhen the window closes.XTerminalloads any saved history, writes it to the fresh xterm with a── session restored ──separator, then spawns a new pty — so users see their previous output scrolled above a fresh shell.Caveats
$?do not survive. Claude sessions still rely onclaude --continue(already the default).Test plan
userData/terminal-history/has no file for that id.🤖 Generated with Claude Code