Cannot scroll back more than 32K lines #19033

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opened 2026-01-31 06:31:56 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @ByteEnable on GitHub (Dec 10, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.16.2642.0

Windows build number

10.0.22621.0

Other Software

power shell
bash
cmd.exe

Steps to reproduce

Settings -> Profiles -> Defaults -> Advanced -> History Size

Change the setting to 2147483647 and save.

Output more than 32K lines by running a dir command:

dir c:\ -s

or

dir c:\ /s

Expected Behavior

To be able to scroll back past 32K lines in the terminal via the scroll bar.

Actual Behavior

Could only scroll back 32K lines or so.

Originally created by @ByteEnable on GitHub (Dec 10, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.16.2642.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.0 ### Other Software power shell bash cmd.exe ### Steps to reproduce Settings -> Profiles -> Defaults -> Advanced -> History Size Change the setting to 2147483647 and save. Output more than 32K lines by running a dir command: dir c:\ -s or dir c:\ /s ### Expected Behavior To be able to scroll back past 32K lines in the terminal via the scroll bar. ### Actual Behavior Could only scroll back 32K lines or so.
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-External labels 2026-01-31 06:31:56 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2022):

Yep, sure can't. We need to update the documentation to clarify that. The docs update is tracked in /dup https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/terminal/issues/510.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2022): Yep, sure can't. We need to update the documentation to clarify that. The docs update is tracked in /dup https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/terminal/issues/510.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2022):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of one that exists on somebody else's Issue Tracker. Please make sure you subscribe to the referenced external issue for future updates. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of one that exists on somebody else's Issue Tracker. Please make sure you subscribe to the referenced external issue for future updates. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#19033