1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ninep/pane.zig b/src/ninep/pane.zig
index 47fdd755..b9fa2857 100644
--- a/src/ninep/pane.zig
+++ b/src/ninep/pane.zig
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ pub fn kindOf(pane: *const Pane) []const u8 {
     if (pane.file != null) return "text";
     if (pane.pdfPath() != null) return "pdf";
     if (pane.image != null) return "image";
+    // A command's pane is no shell to type into: a script choosing a
+    // terminal by kind must not pick one.
+    if (pane.command != null) return "cmd";
     return "term";
 }
 
@@ -1906,3 +1909,13 @@ test "a pane's tagexec runs a word as a click in its tag, and reads back what it
     var want: [16]u8 = undefined;
     try testing.expectEqualStrings(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&want, "{d}\n", .{serial}), rd(p, Node.of(serial, .tagexec), 0, 64).bytes);
 }
+
+test "index names a command's pane cmd, a shell's term" {
+    const p = try withFile(testing.allocator, "x\n");
+    defer p.deinit();
+    try testing.expectEqual(Status.ok, wr(p, Node.of(serialOf(p), .exec), "true\n").reply.status);
+    const ran = p.panes[p.paneBySerial(p.fs.results[0]).?].?;
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("cmd", kindOf(ran));
+    const shell = try p.newShell(p.freeSlot().?, "/tmp");
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("term", kindOf(shell));
+}