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Fix WSL CWD: use --cd arg injection instead of UNC paths #11

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Fix WSL2 working directory not being set (#10)
halilc4 Feb 15, 2026
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Fix WSL CWD: use --cd arg injection instead of UNC paths (#10)
halilc4 Feb 15, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dev
halilc4 Feb 15, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/components/paneEditor.component.pug
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Expand Up @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
input.form-control(
type='text',
[(ngModel)]='pane.cwd',
placeholder='C:\\path\\to\\project'
placeholder='C:\\path\\to\\project or /home/user/project'
)

.form-group
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18 changes: 14 additions & 4 deletions src/services/workspaceEditor.service.ts
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Expand Up @@ -212,12 +212,18 @@ export class WorkspaceEditorService {
}
}

const rawCwd = pane.cwd || baseProfile.options?.cwd || ''
const isWsl = this.isWslProfile(baseProfile)
const baseArgs = baseProfile.options?.args || []

// Build complete profile object like Tabby expects
const options = {
restoreFromPTYID: false,
command: baseProfile.options?.command || '',
args: baseProfile.options?.args || [],
cwd: pane.cwd || baseProfile.options?.cwd || '',
// WSL: inject --cd to set Linux CWD directly (bypasses fs.existsSync validation)
args: isWsl && rawCwd ? [...baseArgs, '--cd', rawCwd] : baseArgs,
// WSL: don't set cwd (Unix paths fail fs.existsSync on Windows)
cwd: isWsl ? '' : rawCwd,
env: baseProfile.options?.env || {},
width: null,
height: null,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -247,7 +253,6 @@ export class WorkspaceEditorService {
// tabTitle: workspace name (what user sees)
// tabCustomTitle: pane.id (for matching in StartupCommandService)
// workspaceId: for duplicate detection after Tabby recovery
const cwd = pane.cwd || baseProfile.options?.cwd || ''
return {
type: 'app:local-tab',
profile,
Expand All @@ -256,7 +261,7 @@ export class WorkspaceEditorService {
tabCustomTitle: pane.id,
workspaceId,
disableDynamicTitle: true,
cwd,
cwd: isWsl ? '' : rawCwd,
}
}

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|| 'workspace'
}

/** Detects WSL profiles by ID prefix (type is always 'local' for all built-in shells). */
private isWslProfile(profile: TabbyProfile): boolean {
return profile.id?.startsWith('local:wsl') ?? false
}

private getProfileById(profileId: string): TabbyProfile | undefined {
const isLocalType = (type: string) => type === 'local' || type?.startsWith('local:')

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