Win+V on a linux based console pastes the arrow key presses to get to the clip and not the clip #14735

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opened 2026-01-31 04:18:08 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @dougheeren on GitHub (Jul 30, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

10.0.19043.0

Other Software

Windows Terminal Commit 4b45bb8df1
Built X64, Release
WSL 2 Ubuntu 20.04 4.19.128-microsoft-standard
joe/nano

Steps to reproduce

Open a terminal on any WSL 2
Type nano
press enter multiple times
arrow the cursor back to the top of the editor
press win-v
select any clip by arrowing down to it

Expected Behavior

The clip should be pasted into the editor

Actual Behavior

The cursor moves down in the editor approximately equal to the number of key presses to get to the clip

Originally created by @dougheeren on GitHub (Jul 30, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 10.0.19043.0 ### Other Software Windows Terminal Commit 4b45bb8df1f90e6fc463172cb861bf968e162e77 Built X64, Release WSL 2 Ubuntu 20.04 4.19.128-microsoft-standard joe/nano ### Steps to reproduce Open a terminal on any WSL 2 Type nano press enter multiple times arrow the cursor back to the top of the editor press win-v select any clip by arrowing down to it ### Expected Behavior The clip should be pasted into the editor ### Actual Behavior The cursor moves down in the editor approximately equal to the number of key presses to get to the clip
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 04:18:08 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#14735