command always has prefix character "&"

[QingFengpoor]

Describe the bug
when run commands in Lifecycle or Plugins, it always starts with "&" in terminal. with CMD or BASH, get syntax error, unexpected token &.

Environments (please complete the following information as much as possible):

• OS: Windows 10
• VS Code version: 1.56.2
• Extension version v0.30.1

Screenshots
xxx@xxxx MINGW64 /c/CodeProjects/Java/ReleaseNoteEditor/springmvc/releasenote issue (issue)
$ & mvn compiler:testCompile -f "c:\CodeProjects\Java\ReleaseNoteEditor\springmvc\releasenote issue\pom.xml"
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&'

[Eskibear]

vscode-maven/src/mavenTerminal.ts

Lines 100 to 106 in 6399471

	function getCommand(cmd: string): string {
	if (currentWindowsShell() === ShellType.POWERSHELL) {
	return `& ${cmd}`;
	} else {
	return cmd;
	}
	}

That's possibly because PowerShell was wrongly detected. What terminal are you actually using? (looks like Git Bash?)
You can check it by command Terminal: Select Default Profile as below

[QingFengpoor]

@Eskibear yes, output of Terminal: select Default Profile looks like this

PowerShell C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe                               profiles
Git Bash ...
Command Prompt ...
---------------------------
Windows PowerShell ....                detected
Cygwin ....

the PowerShell profile is highlight.
by default, my terminal is Git Bash. There is something wired that when I open VSCode for this project, the terminal is Powershell, while I add the second terminal, it is Git Bash. For other folders, it is the same. Additionally, when I open the second VSCode window, the terminal is Git Bash.

[QingFengpoor]

My settings.json contains

    "terminal.integrated.tabs.enabled": true,
    "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 1600,
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Git Bash",

only these three conditions for terminal.

[Eskibear]

"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Git Bash",

I can reproduce your issue by specifying above setting.

In this extension default shell is inferred from vscode.env.shell, defined in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/2f2b6b528d0062b81d7b3e16c88115827b84cfca/src/vs/vscode.d.ts#L8154-L8159

I believe it's a vscode issue due related to shell profiles.

[Eskibear]

See microsoft/vscode#121760

[Eskibear]

Do you have entry "terminal.integrated.shell.windows" in your settings? If so, remove it. I just tried in latest insiders version, seems it has been fixed.

[QingFengpoor]

No. I have already noted it.
// "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\cmd.exe",.

[QingFengpoor]

Hi, Eskibear. I think my situation is different from the issue mentioned above.
Firstly, command terminal :select default profile shows the profile of Git Bash.

Secondly, I have not use "terminal.integrated.shell.". All terminal settings(containing "terminal") are here:

    // terminal
    "terminal.integrated.tabs.enabled": true,
    "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 1600,
    // "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\cmd.exe",
    // "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [],
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Git Bash",
    // "terminal.integrated.automationShell.windows": "Git Bash",

[Eskibear]

Root cause is vscode.env.shell doesn't honor what you set in terminal.integrated.defaultProfile. I found similar issues in other popular extensions like python and code runner etc...

It looks vscode team has fixed that (but not released into stable version), and I tried but not repro your issue in latest insiders version. Can you verify if the issue is still there in latest insiders version?
FYI download it here: https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

[QingFengpoor]

Eskibear, I am out off work , and my work computer is in my company. I will try it next week. Thank u.

[jaigarV]

The issue is still present in Version: 1.85.1, I have run into it while using Python and a venv. Do you have any idea when will it be released in a stable version of vscode?

[B10inform]

Hi every one. I cannot see how this issue was resolved. Was it resolved already?
After update to 1.96.4 i am getting these errors.

When i click on Run Python file i get the following error.
(base) @DESKTOP-E49B2GQ:/mnt/d/WSL2/Python/BIOPYTHON$ & D:/PYTHON/python.exe d:/WSL2/Python/BIOPYTHON/ML.py
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&'
(base) @DESKTOP-E49B2GQ:/mnt/d/WSL2/Python/BIOPYTHON$

However it works fine with python ML.py

Thank you all for the help