anthropics
[BUG] Ctrl+d to delete a character sometimes causes the app to exit
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- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Since about a day ago, pressing ctrl+d to edit the prompt text will sometimes abruptly exit the app, mid-edit.
What Should Happen?
Ctrl+d should always be treated as delete-next-char unless the text field is empty.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Type a text string into a prompt
- Use keyboard shortcuts to take the cursor back to the middle of the text
- Use ctrl+d repeatedly to delete characters
- Observe how the app sometimes exits
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
I’m not sure, but I would guess it worked in 2.0.61.
Claude Code Version
2.0.62
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
It would seem that it momentarily thinks the text field is empty, in which case ctrl+d would normally (and rightly) have the effect of closing the app. But this is a bug - I am editing a long prompt, so the text field is definitely not empty.
This happens on two different machines, one Linux and one Mac, since the same time - about 24 hours ago.
For those of use who use this shortcut to delete text, this is a very nasty bug, resulting in much lost work and frustration. It typically happens when you’re deep into editing a long prompt, and there is no way (that I know of) to recover what you’ve written, even with --resume.
Note that it doesn’t happen every time I use ctrl+d, just every so often, so it appears to be timing sensitive.
I am using Kitty as the terminal emulator, and starting Claude Code inside tmux.
