January 2026 — Nushell (nushell/nushell) monthly summary: Overview: Focused on reliability and cross-platform terminal integration. No new features released this month; primary effort was a targeted bug fix that stabilizes pane/duplicate behavior when using non-ASCII paths in Windows Terminal. The change improves user experience and reduces support friction for localized paths. Key features delivered: - None this month (focus on stability and correctness of existing capabilities). Major bugs fixed: - Duplicate Pane/Tab path reporting for non-ASCII directories in Windows Terminal. Removed URL-encoding in OSC 9;9 sequences to send the raw path, resolving failures when the current path contained Chinese characters. This addresses Fixes #17300. Commit: 348756b981e3424e4595c71229ec305e54c32d34. - Also improved OSC 7 compatibility for Windows by ensuring generated file:// URIs use forward slashes, aligning with Windows expectations. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Stabilized pane-duplication workflows for non-ASCII paths, improving reliability and user satisfaction. - Reduced error scenarios in Windows Terminal integration, leading to smoother workflows for localization and multi-language environments. - Maintained high code quality and compliance by validating changes locally and following contribution guidelines (toolkit check pr). Technologies/skills demonstrated: - OS-level sequence handling (OSC 9;9 and OSC 7), Windows Terminal compatibility, and path encoding/URI generation. - Rust/Nushell development practices, cross-platform testing, and contribution hygiene.