Current directory (OSC 7)

Category: extensions · Tags: Operating System Commands (OSC) · Specification ↗

OSC 7 reports the current working directory to the terminal. The sequence is ESC ] 7 ; file://hostname/path ST. Shells emit this after each command so the terminal knows the working directory. Terminals use this to open new tabs/splits in the same directory and to make file paths in output clickable with correct relative path resolution.

Supported by 6 of 6 backends (100%)

Support Matrix

Backend	Version	Support	Notes
Alacritty	0.26.0	✓ yes
Ghostty	1.3.1	✓ yes
Kitty	0.40.0	✓ yes
vt100	0.1.0	✓ yes
WezTerm	0.1.0-fork.5	✓ yes
xterm.js	5.5.0	✓ yes

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