16152a795df23495c6eb50d3a63aed422f8b41d518390e584341c06e64aee532> ## Description

Terminal suggestions for ls ../ incorrectly showed files from two levels up instead of one. The getCWDForFilesAndFolders function concatenated paths without normalizing, producing /home/user/project/../ instead of /home/user/.

Changes

• Path normalization: Added path.normalize() to getCWDForFilesAndFolders in extensions/terminal-suggest/src/fig/shared/utils.ts to resolve . and .. components before returning the directory path

• Test coverage: Added test suite for getCWDForFilesAndFolders covering:

  • Relative parent/current directories (../, ./)
  • Child, absolute, and home directory paths
  • Complex relative paths with multiple components

Example fix:

// Before: /home/user/project/../
// After:  /home/user/
const result = dirname.startsWith('~/') || dirname.startsWith('/')
    ? dirname
    : `${cwd}/${dirname}`;

return ensureTrailingSlash(path.normalize(result));

Existing test expectations in ls.test.ts and cd.test.ts already validate this behavior.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>terminal-suggest: ls ../ brings up wrong file suggestions</issue_title>
<issue_description>

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Version: 1.109.0-insider (user setup)
Commit: c664b45
Date: 2026-01-12T05:02:56.770Z
Electron: 39.2.7
ElectronBuildId: 12953945
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.28000

settings.json

{
    "terminal.integrated.suggest.insertTrailingSpace": true,
    "terminal.integrated.suggest.quickSuggestions": {
        "arguments": "on",
        "commands": "on",
        "unknown": "off"
    },
    "terminal.integrated.suggest.suggestOnTriggerCharacters": true,
    "terminal.integrated.suggest.upArrowNavigatesHistory": false
}

Steps to Reproduce

In the terminal, type ls ../ and observe the files/directories that are suggested. The suggestions seem to be from 2 levels up instead of 1 level up.

I'm able to repro inside a Linux Dev Container (bash), as well as on Windows (PowerShell).

Recording

parent-dir.mp4

cc: @meganrogge
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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@meganrogge Likely from https://github.com//pull/286407 or less likely https://github.com//pull/286850

• Fixes terminal-suggest: ls ../ brings up wrong file suggestions #287161

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