# CTRL+Arrow keys don't work with Git Bash for Windows? 2 messages from 2015-01-29 to 2015-02-12. Participants: Kevin, Sebastian Schuberth. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38469 ## Kevin, 2015-01-29 15:18 Subject: CTRL+Arrow keys don't work with Git Bash for Windows? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20150129T161729-820%40post.gmane.org ``` Hello, I'm trying to set up some navigation shortcuts I have become accustomed to using in Windows environments, as well as KDE Konsole. I would like to bind CTRL+Left to "backward-word" and CTRL+Right to "forward-word" (there are more, but this is a start). I can enable this behavior by adding something like "\e[D": forward-word to my ./inputrc file, but this also overwrites the "forward-char" sequence that comes from a "Right Arrow" press without the CTRL key. For some reason, when I use the Git Bash shell the key sequence for "CTRL+Right" and "Right" (\e[C) are the same -- same with "CTRL+Left" and "Left" (\e[D). Most of the solutions I have come across only address adding things to the ".inputrc" file, but in this case that is not the problem. The problem is 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 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. Thanks for any suggestions on how to enable this behavior. Kevin ``` ## Sebastian Schuberth, 2015-02-12 08:27 Subject: Re: CTRL+Arrow keys don't work with Git Bash for Windows? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20150212T092018-468%40post.gmane.org In-Reply-To: ``` Kevin 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 ```