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/cwd does not strip surrounding quotes from pasted Windows paths (Explorer "Copy as path") #4426
When pasting a Windows path that is wrapped in double quotes (the format produced by Windows Explorer's Copy as path, e.g. "C:\Users\me\My Folder"), the /cwd command treats the quotes as literal characters. The quoted string is then interpreted as a relative path and appended to the current working directory, so the command fails even though the target directory exists.
Steps to reproduce
In Windows Explorer, right-click a folder → Copy as path (yields a quoted path like "C:\Users\russell.adams\OneDrive - Layfield Group\Scripts\LFG Efforts\CMMC").
In Copilot CLI, type /cwd and paste.
Actual behavior
Failed to change directory: Error: Directory does not exist or cannot be accessed: C:\Users\russell.adams\"C:\Users\russell.adams\OneDrive - Layfield Group\Scripts\LFG Efforts\CMMC"
The quoted absolute path is concatenated onto the current cwd instead of being recognized as an absolute path.
Expected behavior
/cwd should strip surrounding single/double quotes from the argument before resolving it, so paths pasted via "Copy as path" work directly. (Unquoted paths with spaces already work fine.)
Environment
Copilot CLI version: 1.0.78
OS: Windows (Windows_NT)
Workaround
Manually delete the surrounding quotes before submitting the /cwd command.
This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.107. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.
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copilot-cli-bot commentedon Nov 7, 2026
This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.107. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.