microsoft/Terminal

"Open in Terminal" menu option should open in PowerShell or Ubuntu depending on folder location

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#14,753 opened on Jan 28, 2023

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Not sure if this is an enhancement versus an actual bug, but if have my default WSL distro be Ubuntu, and I click "Open in Terminal" in a Windows folder, I expect it to open up the PowerShell terminal, not the Ubuntu one. Vice versa if I have the default terminal as PowerShell and I click "Open in Terminal" in an Ubuntu folder, like in the below folders.

In other words, Terminal should know the context in which I'd want each terminal to open up.

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Research direction
Investigate how the 'Open in Terminal' context menu determines which terminal profile to launch. Explore the shell extension code in the repository (likely in src/terminal/) to understand how it currently selects the default profile. Consider adding logic to detect the folder type (local Windows folder vs WSL filesystem) and map it to the appropriate profile (PowerShell for Windows, Ubuntu for WSL).
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desktopcli
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Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Clear
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Windows TerminalWSLGit
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60