Tasks tell Cmder how to work with different terminals and shells. Here I've listed my tasks for WSL, PowerShell, and more.

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Intro

These tasks are configured in Cmder's Settings page, under Startup - Tasks.

For example, in the above picture:

• The "task name" is cmd::Cmder
• The "task parameters" are /icon "%CMDER_ROOT%\icons\cmder.ico" /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• The "task command" is cmd /k ""%ConEmuDir%\..\init.bat" "

Icons

If you'd like, you can download or create .ico files and set them as the icons for your tasks.

Assuming you had icon.ico in your user's Pictures folder, you would add the below to a task's parameters:

/icon "%USERPROFILE%/Pictures/icon.ico"

Admin

To make a task run with admin privileges, simply prefix the task's command with a *. Each of my tasks tend to have an "as Admin" copy that are identical except for the name and that asterisk.

PowerShell

This is the native PowerShell that comes with Windows; it should work out of the box.

• Name: PowerShell::PowerShell
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoLogo -NoProfile -NoExit -Command "Invoke-Expression 'Import-Module ''%ConEmuDir%\..\profile.ps1'''"

PowerShell Core

This is Microsoft's newer PowerShell, which is a manual download and install. You will also need to make sure pwsh is on your path for this task to work.

• Name: PowerShell::Core
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

pwsh -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoLogo -NoProfile -NoExit -Command "Invoke-Expression 'Import-Module ''%ConEmuDir%\..\profile.ps1'''"

CMD

This is the native Windows command prompt; it should work out of the box.

• Name: cmd::Cmder
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

cmd /k ""%ConEmuDir%\..\init.bat" "

WSL

This is the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I use Ubuntu, but my task's command calls wsl.exe to run just the default distro.

• Name: bash::Ubuntu
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

set "PATH=%ConEmuBaseDir%\wsl;%PATH%" & wsl.exe

Git Bash

This will call Git's emulated Bash. If you don't use the Git that came with Cmder, you should change the command to point to wherever your Git directory is.

• Name: bash::Git Bash
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

cmd /c ""%ConEmuDir%\..\git-for-windows\bin\bash" --login -i"

Mintty

Mintty comes with Git and is a different take on a terminal emulator. It is accessible through Cmder, even if its use-case is pretty limited.

• Name: bash::mintty
• Parameters: /dir "%USERPROFILE%"
• Command:

"%ConEmuDir%\..\git-for-windows\usr\bin\mintty.exe" /bin/bash -l