google-gemini
Support Ctrl-Z suspension
What would you like to be added?
When running the Gemini CLI, as with many terminal apps, I often want to suspend it so I can run something in the terminal temporarily.
e.g. checking the state of some file, or running a command.
The ! shell mode only allows non-interactive commands, and initiates another LLM turn, which isn't always desirable.
For other apps, at least in Linux / POSIX environments, I can press Ctrl+z to drop to the shell, then fg to get back in. I would like GC to support this too.
Why is this needed?
Loads of reasons;
- Editing a file to "finish" a step, or make it work
- Reading a file to confirm the state after a GC initiated change
- Running a program just created in GC
Additional context
Without the ability to suspend GC and return to the shell temporarily, I need to either create a new terminal window (which requires re-initialising the shell, and setting up any context required, like cd, venvs, etc), or quit GC and get back in (which either loses the chat context, or requires extra save/restore steps)
What is the status of this request? Amp and Opencode CLIs support this, and it is so nice to pop up a terminal and run lazygit (or zed or whatever), then get back to Gemini with fg command.
Why was such an important feature not implemented yet?
