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Re: CTRL+Arrow keys don't work with Git Bash for Windows?

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Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 12, 2015, 08:27 UTC
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Kevin <kevin071586 <at> yahoo.com> writes:
> that the CTRL+Arrow keys are not sending any unique sequences.  These
> sequences are distinct and can be bound as I am describing when using the
> "mintty.exe" xterm terminal emulator.  So why are they not working when I

Note that mintty does not work properly with (interactive) native Windows applications (i.e. applications that do not link against msys-1.0.dll or cygwin1.dll) like git.exe from Git for Windows, see [1].

> start up Git Bash (which I believe has no emulator, it just uses windows
> cmd.exe?).  I also see this problem when I use the "bash.exe --login -l"
> that was installed with MinGW/MSys.

There you have you answer: Git for Windows runs bash.exe (not cmd.exe) from the MinGW/MSys package. So if you have this issue in vanilla MinGW/MSys, you'll have it in Git for Windows, too. That said, it probably makes sense for you to discuss this on the MinGW/MSys mailing list, or even file a bug with them.

[1] https://code.google.com/p/mintty/issues/detail?id=56

Regards, Sebastian

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  1. KevinJan 29, 2015
  2. Sebastian SchuberthFeb 12, 2015

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