cmd does not support ctrl-V paste but host CMD.exe does #11170

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opened 2026-01-31 02:40:26 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @OzBob on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.19041.0
Windows Terminal version:1.3.2651.0

Steps to reproduce

With a section in settings.json in profiles: "commandline": "cmd.exe",
Open Windows Terminal
Open new cmd tab
Ctrl-V (to paste)

Expected behavior

Paste works as it does on the current host CMD.EXE: %windir%\system32\cmd.exe

Actual behavior

^V printed to screen

Originally created by @OzBob on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020). # Environment ``` Windows build number: 10.0.19041.0 Windows Terminal version:1.3.2651.0 ``` # Steps to reproduce With a section in settings.json in profiles: "commandline": "cmd.exe", Open Windows Terminal Open new cmd tab Ctrl-V (to paste) # Expected behavior Paste works as it does on the current host CMD.EXE: %windir%\system32\cmd.exe # Actual behavior ^V printed to screen
claunia added the Issue-QuestionNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-31 02:40:27 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020):

Is Ctrl+Shift+V working?

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020): Is <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> working?
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020):

Yes, Ctrl+V is by default sent to the application inside Terminal. You may rebind it to paste if you want it to paste.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2020): Yes, <kbd>Ctrl+V</kbd> is by default sent to the application inside Terminal. You may rebind it to `paste` if you want it to paste.
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Reference: starred/terminal#11170