Zellij CLI commands don't work after invoking new shell in zellij: "There is no active session!"

[bschucha]

Hello,

System info

zellij --version
zellij 0.40.1

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uname -av
Linux scce06221908 5.14.21-150400.24.116-default #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Apr 12 12:56:11 UTC 2024 (900d642/lp) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

2. Issues with the Zellij UI / behavior

Issue description

After starting zellij, if I source a new shell i.e. zsh, the zellij CLI commands don't work from within that shell, apparently because it can't find any active sessions, even though I'm in one! It just prints: "There is no active session!"

But within this new shell, ZELLIJ_PANE_ID and ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME variables are set to what I expect (i.e. the pane number and session name I used).

Minimal reproduction

If I don't source a new shell after startup, CLI commands work fine i.e. zellij run -- echo hello opens a new pane and runs 'echo hello' in it.

I also see the erroneous behavior if I use the config variable 'default_shell "/path/to/zsh"' and startup a new zellij session with that shell - I can't run any zellij CLI commands in it. For what it's worth, I have also tried bash with the same result. My default shell is tsch.

[bschucha]

For what it's worth, I changed my default linux shell to bash, and now everything works fine. I no longer notice this issue after invoking a zsh shell inside of zellij.