Fixes #31133: Task output - show the folder in which a task is running #31133

src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/electron-browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { IDisposable, dispose } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import * as TPath from 'vs/base/common/paths';
 
 import { IMarkerService } from 'vs/platform/markers/common/markers';
-import { IWorkspaceContextService } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
+import { IWorkspaceContextService, WorkbenchState } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { IModelService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/modelService';
 import { ProblemMatcher, ProblemMatcherRegistry /*, ProblemPattern, getResource */ } from 'vs/platform/markers/common/problemMatcher';
 
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends EventEmitter implements ITaskSystem {
 		};
 		let shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig = undefined;
 		let isShellCommand = task.command.runtime === RuntimeType.Shell;
+		let workspaceFolder = Task.getWorkspaceFolder(task);
+		let needsFolderQualification = workspaceFolder && this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.WORKSPACE;
 		if (isShellCommand) {
 			if (Platform.isWindows && ((options.cwd && TPath.isUNC(options.cwd)) || (!options.cwd && TPath.isUNC(process.cwd())))) {
 				throw new TaskError(Severity.Error, nls.localize('TerminalTaskSystem', 'Can\'t execute a shell command on an UNC drive.'), TaskErrors.UnknownError);
@@ -492,7 +494,11 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends EventEmitter implements ITaskSystem {
 			shellArgs.push(commandLine);
 			shellLaunchConfig.args = windowsShellArgs ? shellArgs.join(' ') : shellArgs;
 			if (task.command.presentation.echo) {
-				shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task: ${commandLine} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				if (needsFolderQualification) {
+					shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task in folder ${workspaceFolder.name}: ${commandLine} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				} else {
+					shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task: ${commandLine} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			let cwd = options && options.cwd ? options.cwd : process.cwd();
@@ -515,7 +521,11 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends EventEmitter implements ITaskSystem {
 					}
 					return args.join(' ');
 				};
-				shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task: ${shellLaunchConfig.executable} ${getArgsToEcho(shellLaunchConfig.args)} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				if (needsFolderQualification) {
+					shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task in folder ${workspaceFolder.name}: ${shellLaunchConfig.executable} ${getArgsToEcho(shellLaunchConfig.args)} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				} else {
+					shellLaunchConfig.initialText = `\x1b[1m> Executing task: ${shellLaunchConfig.executable} ${getArgsToEcho(shellLaunchConfig.args)} <\x1b[0m\n`;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (options.cwd) {