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Strip or replace tabs when pasting #8488

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opened 2026-01-31 01:30:47 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:30:47 +00:00
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Originally created by @mdalacu on GitHub (May 22, 2020).

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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.836]
Windows Terminal Version: 1.0.1401.0

Any other software?
Google Sheets or any other software that delimits columns in clipboard by TAB character


# Steps to reproduce
Have multiple commands written in google sheets one per row but with parts of it in different cells

# Expected behavior

When you paste in normal cmd window the TAB caracter gets ignored. 

# Actual behavior

When you paste commands containing TAB caracter autocompletition triggers and the command gets corrupted

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:30:48 +00:00
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@mdalacu commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020):

Annotation 2020-05-22 160454
@mdalacu commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020): <img width="810" alt="Annotation 2020-05-22 160454" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14089766/82670863-9afae880-9c46-11ea-8975-2aa3596bbf3a.png">
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:30:48 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020):

So, this is one of those weird problems. This is because the data coming out of Google Sheets has raw tab characters in it. (I know you know that, but I was doing exposition!) A compliant terminal (the traditional console host is not a compliant terminal) must pass that tab character through as-is.

This is, of course, resulting in tab completion as though you had pressed Tab yourself.

Maybe we should have a setting configuring what happens to Tab when you paste it in.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020): So, this is one of those _weird_ problems. This is because the data coming out of Google Sheets _has raw `tab` characters in it_. (I know you know that, but I was doing exposition!) A compliant terminal (the traditional console host is not a compliant terminal) must pass that tab character through as-is. This is, of course, resulting in tab completion as though you had pressed <kbd>Tab</kbd> yourself. Maybe we should have a setting configuring what happens to Tab when you paste it in.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:30:49 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2023):

Huh #9380

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2023): Huh #9380
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