[BUG] text rendering of path string is being rendered character-per-line instead of horizontally (Mac Terminal)

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?

The vertical text rendering of your path (/Users/scottmor) is a display bug — likely a terminal rendering issue in Claude Code's output, not a functional error. The path string is being rendered character-per-line instead of horizontally.

<img width="982" height="340" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b7207bb9-8095-454e-9189-aaca07f80383" />

What Should Happen?

This should render horizontally rather than vertically

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

I just open terminal
type claude
I get this

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code v2.1.41

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_