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Delete whole words by pressing Ctrl+Backspace #12409

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opened 2026-01-31 03:14:56 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:14:56 +00:00
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Originally created by @xerosugar on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

In Windows you can usually delete whole words by pressing Ctrl and then Backspace. I would like to be able to do this in Windows Terminal.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

The point of this feature is simply to able to delete text faster. Maybe you pasted something in the terminal but you need to change the path to some file you're working with, and instead of holding your finger on the Backspace button you can just press Ctrl+Backspace a few times.

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To delete whole words when pressing Ctrl+Backspace, but stop deleting at: '.', ',', '-' or other special characters. Maybe a setting somewhere could dictate what characters to stop deleting at?

Originally created by @xerosugar on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021). # Description of the new feature/enhancement In Windows you can usually delete whole words by pressing Ctrl and then Backspace. I would like to be able to do this in Windows Terminal. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) The point of this feature is simply to able to delete text faster. Maybe you pasted something in the terminal but you need to change the path to some file you're working with, and instead of holding your finger on the Backspace button you can just press Ctrl+Backspace a few times. # A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. To delete whole words when pressing Ctrl+Backspace, but stop deleting at: '.', ',', '-' or other special characters. Maybe a setting somewhere could dictate what characters to stop deleting at?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:14:58 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021):

This absolutely works today - what shell are you using? cmd, powershell, bash...? Are you using ssh or something else in the middle?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021): This absolutely works today - what shell are you using? `cmd`, `powershell`, `bash`...? Are you using `ssh` or something else in the middle?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:14:58 +00:00
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@xerosugar commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021):

Hm, it stops working when I'm using ssh... but now I noticed that it does indeed work in powershell when I'm not using ssh.

@xerosugar commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021): Hm, it stops working when I'm using `ssh`... but now I noticed that it does indeed work in `powershell` when I'm not using `ssh`.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:14:58 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021):

Yep, that'll do it. Looks like this is a known issue with ssh.exe.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021): Yep, that'll do it. Looks like this is [a known issue with ssh.exe](https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues?q=is%3Aissue+ctrl%2Bbackspace+is%3Aclosed).
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:14:58 +00:00
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@hossam43 commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2022):

control + backspace works in both powershell and cmd and for bash use control + w

@hossam43 commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2022): control + backspace works in both `powershell `and `cmd `and for `bash `use control + w
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