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support shift+left, shift+right in wsl terminal #5716

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opened 2026-01-31 00:19:56 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:56 +00:00
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Originally created by @stleusc on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Most if not all text editors allow shift+left, right and shift+ctrl+left, right to select character/word to then further copy it. Opening PowerShell in the new terminal actually does exactly that!
Opening Cmd acts as if only left/right were pressed.
Ubuntu WSL2 prints C/D.

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Add support for these very common shortcuts or provide guidance why powershell does work and the rest does not

Sidenote: Love what I see so far!

Originally created by @stleusc on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Most if not all text editors allow shift+left, right and shift+ctrl+left, right to select character/word to then further copy it. Opening PowerShell in the new terminal actually does exactly that! Opening Cmd acts as if only left/right were pressed. Ubuntu WSL2 prints C/D. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Add support for these very common shortcuts or provide guidance why powershell does work and the rest does not Sidenote: Love what I see so far!
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019):

This is something you’ll have to configure with your shell. If you’re using bash, look into bindkey and .inputrc.

As a general rule: if powershell can do it inside Windows Terminal, so could another shell.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2019): This is something you’ll have to configure with your shell. If you’re using bash, look into `bindkey` and `.inputrc`. As a general rule: if powershell can do it inside Windows Terminal, so could another shell.
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@riverar commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020):

@DHowett Can you provide some guidance here? What do users need to put into .inputrc? bash doesn't support this.

@riverar commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020): ~@DHowett Can you provide some guidance here? What do users need to put into `.inputrc`?~ bash doesn't support this.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:19:57 +00:00
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@myudak commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024):

so is there any solution? install another shell?

@myudak commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024): so is there any solution? install another shell?
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