Cursor cli not opening in same window

Bug Reports
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Describe the Bug

Hello.

Everywhere I look I find that cursor and code CLI commands are the exact same, however when running cursor $(git diff --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD) -r, instead of the files opening in the same window, a new Cursor window spawns and that’s where they open. I don’t have this issue with VSCode and the same command (but with code, of course).

Steps to Reproduce

  • Open project managed with Git in Cursor
  • Work on files, don’t stage or commit changes
  • Open Powershell terminal in the same Cursor window
  • Run cursor $(git diff --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD) -r

Expected Behavior

The files should open in the same window that is already open.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.2 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0
Date: 2025-07-07T06:19:13.016Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Additional Information

Cursor is installed via scoop https://scoop.sh