[BUG] Ctrl+G does not open plan in external editor during plan acceptance on Linux
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 23, 2026 by shelldandy Closed May 28, 2026
Description
When Claude Code is in plan mode and presents the plan for acceptance, pressing Ctrl+G should open the plan in $EDITOR for review. This works correctly on macOS but does nothing on Linux.
Steps to reproduce
- Start Claude Code on Linux
- Enter plan mode (e.g.
/plan) - Give a task that generates a plan
- When the plan is presented for acceptance (the confirmation dialog), press
Ctrl+G - Nothing happens — the plan does not open in
$EDITOR
Expected behavior
Ctrl+G should open the plan file in $EDITOR (same behavior as on macOS).
Actual behavior
Ctrl+G is silently ignored in the plan acceptance dialog on Linux. It works fine in the chat input context on the same machine.
Platform comparison
| Context | macOS | Linux |
|---------|-------|-------|
| Chat input (Ctrl+G) | Works | Works |
| Plan acceptance (Ctrl+G) | Works | Does not work |
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.117
- OS: Arch Linux (rolling), kernel 6.19.13-arch1-1
- Terminal: kitty (xterm-kitty)
- Shell: bash
- Hardware: ThinkPad
The same user confirms Ctrl+G works in both contexts on their macOS machine.
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