Windows: CLI ignores `--user-data-dir` argument

[denis-komarov]

Summary

CLI ignores --user-data-dir argument

Description

Steps to trigger the problem:

1.Install zed in d:\zed

2.Create a directory for user data d:\zed\data

3.Run CLI via PowerShell:
& d:\zed\bin\zed.exe --user-data-dir d:\zed\data

4.Change settings via UI

Expected Behavior:
Settings are saved in a configuration file
d:\zed\data\config\settings.json

Actual Behavior:
Settings are saved in a configuration file
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Zed\settings.json

Zed Version and System Specs

Zed: v0.210.4 (Zed)
OS: Windows 10.0.26100
Memory: 127.4 GiB
Architecture: x86_64
GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics || AMD Corporation || 22.20.27.09 (22.20.27.09-230330a-390451C)

[smitbarmase]

Can you try using the --foreground flag? It might be a similar issue such as #40649.

[denis-komarov]

Yes, adding the --foreground flag fixes this problem.