Ability to select all text in the typable part of the buffer #19185

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opened 2026-01-31 06:36:12 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @Araxeus on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

In Powershell when you press Ctrl+A it selects the typable part of the buffer
Such a feature can be really useful
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  • Keybinding for action (name debatable)

Related to https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1469#issuecomment-1136247434

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 06:36:12 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023):

Hmm. The continuation prompt selection might be Hard. But the rest might be doable with the work I'm doing in #4588. I'll merge this in with that, so that I make sure to select the current prompt first.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023): Hmm. The continuation prompt selection might be **H**ard. But the rest might be doable with the work I'm doing in #4588. I'll merge this in with that, so that I make sure to select the current prompt first.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023):

/dup #4588

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023): /dup #4588
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2023): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#19185