exit command doesn't close the window\tab

[fcingolani88]

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.720
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.10.761.0

Steps to reproduce

Type "EXIT" command after the shell reports an error about the previous command

Expected behavior

The window\tab should be closed

Actual behavior

The window\tab stays open and I can't type anything. The exit code displayed changes on different cases, maybe is related to the error reported before.

Note that this seems to happen only when the previous command terminates with an error; if the previous command is performed correctly, the EXIT command will work as expected.

Thanks

[DHowett-MSFT]

Alas, this is a behavior that's highly conserved across multiple shells and terminal emulators on most mainstream operating systems; more info in #4223 (comment). If you'd rather it just exit every time, set closeOnExit to true. 😄 /dup #4223.

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[fcingolani88]

ok, but I already have closeOnExit to true. I think by default

[DHowett-MSFT]

@fcingolani88 would you mind sharing a copy of your profiles.json file?

[fcingolani88]

Sure, here you are
profiles.zip

[DHowett-MSFT]

Oh, thanks! I realized my guidance is incorrect. When we changed how closeOnExit worked, we introduced some new values: "graceful", "never" and "always'. We made it so that true was the same as "graceful" (which is the behavior you're seeing.)

You'll need to set it to "always" to make sure it actually exits.

As an aside, it looks like you're using a very old version of our settings file. If you're willing to change it, now would be a great time to start over as described in Scott Hanselman's blog. If you're using older settings like those that bind Ctrl+T and Ctrl+W to new and close tab, you might need to update your new settings file with those options. Otherwise, it's a much better experience. 😄

[fcingolani88]

Perfect!!
Thank you, also for Scott Hanselman's info