Minicom: can't press ctl+a z to bring up help #10491

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opened 2026-01-31 02:23:00 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
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Originally created by @tyeth on GitHub (Sep 4, 2020).

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Windows build number: Win32NT  Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.20175.0 
Windows Terminal version (if applicable):  1.2.2381.0

Any other software? git for win latest 

Steps to reproduce

load terminal (PS by default).
ssh to pi zero
run minicom on a serial port
try to activate in-app help with CTRL+A Z

Expected behavior

help will load

Actual behavior

nothing, and have to kill terminal

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

@tyeth Which ssh are you using? ssh.exe that ships with Windows? ssh from a WSL distro? Or some other ssh? And which version of ssh?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): @tyeth Which `ssh` are you using? `ssh.exe` that ships with Windows? `ssh` from a WSL distro? Or some other `ssh`? And which version of `ssh`?
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@tyeth commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

Forgotten sorry, but looks like I'm describing running powershell with
windows insider (recent powershell) with git for windows providing ssh via
mingw I believe.

@tyeth commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): Forgotten sorry, but looks like I'm describing running powershell with windows insider (recent powershell) with git for windows providing ssh via mingw I believe.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

Okay, when you're ssh'd into the pi, could you run showkey -a and hit ctrl+a, z? It should look something like this:

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): Okay, when you're `ssh`'d into the pi, could you run `showkey -a` and hit <kbd>ctrl+a</kbd>, <kbd>z</kbd>? It should look something like this: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18356694/94799673-19138c80-03a9-11eb-9690-7eb07be3d9b2.png)
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**.
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@tyeth commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2020):

Strangely unrecreatable. All keys fire as expected, tried terminal with win/ubuntu and in vscode and in git bash/cmd, all fine. Thanks a lot for your support. I will remember the showkeys if it comes up again.

@tyeth commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2020): Strangely unrecreatable. All keys fire as expected, tried terminal with win/ubuntu and in vscode and in git bash/cmd, all fine. Thanks a lot for your support. I will remember the showkeys if it comes up again.
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Reference: starred/terminal#10491