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Line breaks are ignored inconsistently when copying text in tmux copy mode
Environment
Windows build number: 10.0.19042.746
Windows Terminal version: 1.6.10272.0
(current Preview version from Microsoft Store)
Ubuntu WSL distribution from the Microsoft Store: 2004.2020.812.0
tmux: 3.0a
(from Ubuntu's APT package repo)
Steps to reproduce
1. Open a WSL terminal
2. Run a new tmux session:
$ tmux
3. Generate some output. Here a sample output from the command I ran while running into this, for your convenience
$ cat <<EOF
Install Kubernetes apps from helm charts or YAML files using the "install"
command.
You can also find the post-install message for each app with the "info"
command.
Usage:
arkade install [flags]
arkade install [command]
Aliases:
install, i
Examples:
arkade install
arkade install openfaas --gateways=2
arkade install inlets-operator --token-file $HOME/do-token
EOF
4. Press Enter
multiple times, until the output disappears from the current window.
5. Enter tmux's copy mode with Ctrl-B [
Note: first
Ctrl-B
, then[
. Not simultaneously
6. Scroll up with arrow keys or PgUp
7. Copy the previously generated output.
8. (optional) Press q
to exit tmux's copy mode.
Expected behavior
The copied text contains line breaks at the end of each line.
In this case, I'm expecting:
You can also find the post-install message for each app with the "info"
command.
Usage:
arkade install [flags]
arkade install [command]
Aliases:
install, i
Actual behavior
This is the raw pasted text. Notice the spaces before "Aliases" instead of the new line (I can replicate the issue with any text, not only that one):
You can also find the post-install message for each app with the "info"
command.
Usage:
arkade install [flags]
arkade install [command]
Aliases:
install, i
ℹ️ Important note: this happens only in tmux's copy mode. After pressing q
, copying the same output will work as expected.