cmd + backspace doesn't work #1471

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1. thdxr

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   adamdotdevin

   on Aug 1, 2025
2. rekram1-node commented on Aug 29, 2025

   

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   @willleeney do u still have this behavior? what terminal?
3. art-shen commented on Aug 30, 2025

   

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   @rekram1-node yeah, it is still broken and necessary.

   It's a standard behavior in any terminal, at least on macOS. Works in Claude Code like a charm and it was a huge downgrade in convenience when comparing the opencode.

   At this moment:

   • ⌥ + backspace removes the last word (broken in opencode)
   • ⌘ + backspace removes the entire line (broken in opencode)
   • ⌥ + arrow left navigates cursor before the last word — it is the only one working
   • ⌘ + backspace navigates cursor to the begiining of the line (broken in opencode)

   what terminal?

   Any of them. System standard, Warp, in-VsCode, in-IDEA, etc.

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4. rekram1-node commented on Aug 30, 2025

   

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   thats strange im on macos works fine for me

   tho i use ghostty
5. art-shen commented on Aug 30, 2025

   

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   @rekram1-node, to be precise, I did a granular testing (macOS 15.6)

   iTerm 3.5.14

   • ⌥ + backspace — ✅ works fine
   • ⌘ + backspace — ❌ does nothing
   • ⌥ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine
   • ⌘ + arrow left/right — ❌ does nothing

   macOS Terminal 2.14 (455.1)

   • ⌥ + backspace — ❌ doesn't remove the last word, only last character
   • ⌘ + backspace — ❌ does nothing (beep)
   • ⌥ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine
   • ⌘ + arrow left/right — ❌ does nothing (beep)

   Warp v0.2025.08.20.08.11.stable_03

   • ⌥ + backspace — ❌ doesn't remove the last word, only last character
   • ⌘ + backspace — ❌ doesn't remove the last word, only last character
   • ⌥ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine!
   • ⌘ + arrow left/right — ❌ doesn't remove the last word, only last character

   All of this works fine for Claude Code in Warp.

   Terminal in Cursor 1.4.5 (VSCode 1.99.3)

   • ⌥ + backspace — ✅ works fine!
   • ⌘ + backspace — ✅ works fine!
   • ⌥ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine!
   • ⌘ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine!

   Terminal in IDEA 252.23892.409

   TUI interface in IDEA seems to not update after deleting characters, and glitchy overall. For Claude Code TUI works fine.

   • ⌥ + backspace — ✅ works fine
   • ⌘ + backspace — ❌ works as ⌥ + backspace
   • ⌥ + arrow left/right — ✅ works fine
   • ⌘ + arrow left/right — ❌ works as ⌥ + left/reight

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6. rekram1-node commented on Aug 30, 2025

   

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   wow very through that’s super nice of you thanks!
7. Eric162 commented on Dec 17, 2025

   

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   In wezterm, a config change is needed but then it works:

   -- ~/.wezterm.lua
   
   local wezterm = require 'wezterm'
   local act = wezterm.action
   
   config.keys = {
     -- Make Command-Backspace equivalent to Ctrl-u; kill-line
     { key = 'Backspace', mods = 'CMD', action = act{SendString = '\x15'} },
   }
   
   return config
8. thdxr

   closed this as completedon Mar 25, 2026
9. bussard76

   added a commit that references this issue on May 12, 2026

   chore(deps): pin opencode CLI + SDK to v1.4.9 (anomalyco#1471)

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