Setting startingDirectory on command line for WSL2 Location Windows 11 Ubuntu 24.04 fails

[yorkshire-pudding]

Windows Terminal version

1.21.2911.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.4317

Other Software

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS inside WSL2 (2.3.24.0)
GNU bash, version 5.2.21(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

Steps to reproduce

1. Create bash script in WSL2 to open a tab at a particular location

#!/bin/bash
# Create tab for Scripts
cmd.exe /c "wt.exe" \
  --window 0 \
  new-tab --title Scripts --suppressApplicationTitle \
  --profile "Ubuntu" \
  --startingDirectory "$HOME/projects/scripts"

2. Run script

I followed these instructions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-line-arguments?tabs=linux#target-a-directory
which do not give any insight into WSL2 locations. (Note I prefer to use verbose options in scripts for later readability which is why I have --startingDirectory rather than -d)

I also tried:

• --startingDirectory "~/projects/scripts"
• --startingDirectory "/home/user/projects/scripts"
• --startingDirectory '\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\user\projects\scripts'
• --startingDirectory "\\\\wsl.localhost\\Ubuntu\\home\\user\\projects\\scripts" - this without the escaped \ is the location I see in Windows Explorer
• --startingDirectory "\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\user\projects\scripts" - this fails with error:
  • [error 2147942667 (0x8007010b) when launching 'ubuntu.exe'] Could not access starting directory C:\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\user\projects\scripts"

Expected Behavior

Tab opens at location with title.

This worked in Windows 10 with Ubuntu 20.04 inside WSL2

Actual Behavior

Tab opens at home location (i.e. ~) with title