`start` does not run the command from `pwd`

[tnthung]

`start` does not run the command from `pwd`

[fdncred]

I didn't think the start command was meant run executables, according to the help.

> help start
Open a folder, file or website in the default application or viewer.

The crate itself says Use this library to open a path or URL using the program configured on the system.

[tnthung]

Yes, it's opening the file with the default application. But even then, the application should still be opened with respect to CWD, isn't it? Otherwise, the environment may not be valid for the specific app to function correctly.

[fdncred]

I'm trying to follow your instructions but start anyfile.nu doesn't work, so I'm not sure what this is supposed to do.

[fdncred]

I got this working

open tmp.nu
pwd out> tmp.txt
open tmp2.nu
let CUR = (pwd);cd ../;nu $"($CUR)/tmp.nu"
nu tmp2.nu
open ../tmp.txt
# shows the correct ../ path

[tnthung]

On my machine, nu.exe is set as the default app for *.nu. So start tmp2.nu is basically first opening a new terminal, then running the nu tmp2.nu in that terminal. After the execution, the terminal will automatically be closed. It behaved a little like start command in Windows CMD.

Both my work PC & my home PC can reproduce this by following the instructions I gave. Maybe it's Windows stuff?

[IanManske]

Probably another one of our commands that doesn't account for the emulated current working directory. Related to #12975, #12976, and #13115.