[BUG] `claude doctor` hangs on "Press Enter to continue…"
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 23, 2026 by jakub-bochenski Closed Jan 23, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
$ claude doctor
Diagnostics
└ Currently running: native (2.1.17)
└ Path: /Users/jbochenski/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.17
└ Invoked: /Users/jbochenski/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.17
└ Config install method: native
└ Search: OK (bundled)
Updates
└ Auto-updates: enabled
└ Auto-update channel: latest
└ Stable version: 2.1.7
└ Latest version: 2.1.17
Version Locks
└ Cleaned 1 stale lock(s)
└ No active version locks
Press Enter to continue…
This hangs indefinitely. Enter does nothing, Ctrl+C also does nothing. I can Ctr+Z the task and kill -9 it from outside (kill does nothing).
What Should Happen?
It does not hang
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Run calude doctor
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.17
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
iTerm2
Additional Information
_No response_
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