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zsh terminal command competition adds extra characters at start

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OS/Web Information

Web Browser: Chrome
Local OS: Windows 10
Remote OS: Ubuntu
Remote Architecture:
code-server --version: 3.11.1 c680aae973d83583e4a73dc0c422f44021f0140e

Steps to Reproduce

Open a terminal with zsh
Installed ohmyzsh
Try any command with autocompletion with tab.
Extra characters get added at the start.

Expected

Extra characters should not get added at the start. It is possible to edit the command after command completion.

Actual

Extra characters get added at the start.

Screenshot

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This issue can be reproduced in VS Code: No

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 2 years ago
Comments:6 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

echuber2commented, Jan 12, 2022

Does this still happen with the latest code-server? Maybe it was a rendering issue. A few other rendering issues seem to have been resolved in 4+.

If the problem persists, it might be worth trying this in your user settings:

    "terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off",
    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 15,

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ashwinmenkudlecommented, Dec 8, 2021

If you have SSH access can you verify it does not happen in a regular terminal?

Yes, Autocomplete works fine with mobaxterm ssh client with zsh shell and bash shell. Basic autocomplete supported by bash shell also works correctly in code server.

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