How do I run a Windows Terminal command from a shortcut?

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The same way you can echo "hello world" on cmd by creating a shortcut using "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k echo hello world, how can I do the same with Windows Terminal? Swapping the cmd file location with the wt file location doesn't work. It says "/k was not expected."

HI, you might be confusing consoles and shells, have a look at this article: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-console-a-terminal-and-a-shell — Laurent, Nov 20 '21 at 07:59

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '21 at 15:15

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You'll want to prepend wt.exe to that command, not replace cmd.exe. So the full commandline should look like:

wt cmd.exe /k echo hello world

That tells wt.exe to run the commandline cmd.exe /k echo hello world.

answered Nov 23 '21 at 15:15

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You just saved me a whole lot of time! Thank you so so much!!! :D – cherieodu Nov 24 '21 at 06:09

How do I run a Windows Terminal command from a shortcut?

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