`--resume <session-id>`: picker keyboard shortcuts non-functional in Konsole (KDE)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 10, 2026 by miadisabelle Closed Mar 10, 2026
Description
When using claude --resume <full-session-id>, a session picker UI appears instead of directly resuming the session. The picker displays keyboard shortcuts but none of them actually work — the UI is completely unresponsive.
Expected behavior
--resume <full-session-id>should skip the picker and resume the session directly (the ID is already exact/unique)- If the picker does appear, the displayed shortcuts should be functional
Actual behavior
- The picker UI opens showing the session pre-selected
- Displayed shortcuts:
Ctrl+A(show all projects),Ctrl+B(toggle branch),Ctrl+V(preview),Ctrl+R(rename),Type to search,Esc(cancel) - None of these shortcuts respond — keyboard input has no effect
- Arrow keys, Enter, Esc — all non-functional
- Only way out: kill the process
Reproduction
claude --add-dir /a/src /workspace/ /b/trading/ /home --resume 29067161b-5d25-40b1-9138-e1e2a657eabc --chrome
Screenshot
The picker UI renders but is a dead-end:
<img width="902" height="267" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f0bd02e2-1457-46c6-ba77-54155f4957a3" />
(Screenshot available — picker shows session ID highlighted, branch v0/jgwill-360b079f, and shortcut bar at bottom)
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.72
- Terminal: Konsole 22.04.03 (KDE)
- TERM:
xterm-256color - COLORTERM:
truecolor - Shell:
/bin/bash - OS: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (kernel 6.8.0-101-generic)
- Desktop: KDE / X11
- Not running in: tmux, SSH, or screen
Notes
- The
--chromeflag is present in the command — unclear if that interacts with the picker - Multiple
--add-dirflags are also present — may affect picker behavior - This makes
--resumeeffectively unusable in this terminal environment
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