1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ninep/ctl.zig b/src/ninep/ctl.zig
index c1cfa1f6..deb64565 100644
--- a/src/ninep/ctl.zig
+++ b/src/ninep/ctl.zig
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ fn run(p: *Pardes, id: usize, exec: bool, text: []const u8) void {
         return noteResult(p, context);
     }
     const before = Serials.snapshot(p);
-    if (exec) _ = pardes.exec.execute(p, id, text) else look.lookAt(p, id, text);
+    // An exec answers the pane it went to: a command pane it reused, or
+    // the terminal it typed into.
+    const went: ?usize = if (exec) pardes.exec.execute(p, id, text) else blk: {
+        look.lookAt(p, id, text);
+        break :blk null;
+    };
     const after = Serials.snapshot(p);
     var created = false;
     for (after.list[0..after.len]) |serial| if (std.mem.indexOfScalar(u32, before.list[0..before.len], serial) == null) {
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ fn run(p: *Pardes, id: usize, exec: bool, text: []const u8) void {
         created = true;
     };
     if (created) return;
+    if (went) |dst| if (p.panes[dst]) |pane| return noteResult(p, pane.serial);
     noteResult(p, if (exec) context else (p.panes[p.active] orelse return).serial);
 }