{"record":{"id":"0b7d393e72a01616","repo":"matryer/xbar","slug":"run-in-terminal-script-failed-s-0b7d39","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"run in terminal script failed: %s","messagePattern":"run in terminal script failed: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/plugins/plugin_windows.go","lineNumber":28,"sourceCode":"\n// Setpgid is a no-op in Windows\nfunc Setpgid(cmd *exec.Cmd) {\n}\n\nfunc (p *Plugin) runInTerminal(appleScriptTemplate3, command, paramsStr string, vars []string) error {\n\n\tlog.Println(p.Command, \"RunInTerminal\", command)\n\tcmd := exec.Command(\"start\", \"cmd\", \"/k\", command)\n\tcmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, vars...)\n\n\tvar stderr bytes.Buffer\n\tcmd.Stderr = &stderr\n\terr := cmd.Run()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tp.Debugf(\"(ignoring) RunInTerminal failed: %s\", err)\n\t}\n\tif cmd.ProcessState != nil && cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode() != 0 {\n\t\treturn errors.Errorf(\"run in terminal script failed: %s\", stderr.String())\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":10,"sourceCodeEnd":32,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/matryer/xbar/blob/d624239058997c80118eaebe2e7f8331b3c765e0/pkg/plugins/plugin_windows.go#L10-L32","documentation":"On Windows, runInTerminal runs a helper script that opens the plugin in a terminal window. Run errors are logged but ignored; if the script process itself exits non-zero, this error is returned including the script's stderr output.","triggerScenarios":"cmd.Run() returns with ProcessState.ExitCode() != 0 for the Windows terminal helper — e.g. cmd/conhost cannot spawn, the script path contains characters the shell mishandles, or the inner command fails inside the terminal.","commonSituations":"Windows environments where cmd.exe is restricted by policy, non-ASCII plugin paths causing script failures, antivirus blocking script execution, or the plugin command failing when launched in the new terminal.","solutions":["Read the stderr embedded in the error to identify the failing step","Verify cmd.exe / Windows Terminal can launch (check group policy, antivirus)","Check the plugin path for special characters and move it to a simple path","Run the plugin command directly to confirm it works outside the helper script"],"exampleFix":"// before\nC:\\Users\\Jürgen\\Plugins\\my.5m.sh   // non-ASCII path breaks helper\n// after\nC:\\Plugins\\my.5m.sh                  // simple ASCII path","handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"if err := p.runInTerminal(ctx); err != nil {\n    log.Printf(\"terminal open failed: %v\", err)\n    return runDirect(ctx) // fall back to non-interactive execution\n}","preventionTips":["Keep plugin install paths ASCII and free of special characters","Confirm cmd.exe isn't blocked by group policy or antivirus","Test the plugin command directly in a terminal first"],"tags":["plugins","terminal","windows","process"],"backgroundTag":"terminal-launch-script-failed","analyzedSha":"d624239058997c80118eaebe2e7f8331b3c765e0","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T22:38:22.007Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-10T02:17:09.455Z"}