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I am using git bash through the VS Code integrated terminal. I want to use shift and the left/right arrow keys to select text. This feature used to be working but broke for me recently, and I can't identify why. Arrow keys work fine for moving the cursor, but in combination with shift they produce ABCD characters rather than selecting the text. Using shift-ctrl-arrow key (which should select whole words) also produces ABCD characters.

In standalone git bash, shift+arrow keys has no effect, so I suspect it might be a VS Code feature that isn't functioning correctly. I am using git for Windows version 2.38.1.windows.1 (with mintty) and VS Code version 1.73.1. I am using default settings for VS Code's terminal. My $TERM variable in the integrated terminal is xterm-256color.

What I've tried

I've tried everything I can find Googling this issue:

Shift-arrow keys send ABCD in Git Bash on Windows 10: tried reinstalling git (and VS Code), my ALT key is not pressed

arrow keys no longer scroll in less in Windows Terminal (comment): tried this even though I'm not using Windows Terminal. Adding export MSYS=enable_pcon to ~/.bashrc did not change anything.

How can I make ctrl+right/left arrow jump words in Visual Studio Code: I'm not on MacOS, but I still tried changing keybindings in VS Code. I added this to keybindings.json:

{
    "key": "shift+left",
    "command": "cursorLeftSelect",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
},

This has no effect; neither does cursorWordLeftSelect for shift+ctrl+left. Changing command to workbench.action.terminal.kill does have an effect, so I know VS Code is registering the key combination.

All told, I'm completely stuck on this issue. I clearly remember this feature working, and I can't figure out what changed. Tips/guidance appreciated.

Tom Binford
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