Terminal scrollback lost during long session — cannot scroll up to previous results (WSL2)

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 12, 2026 by knotaclue

Description

During a long interactive session with many tool results (file reads, PDF reads, bash output), the terminal keeps scrolling and I cannot scroll back up to see previous results in the session. Earlier output appears unreachable from the live view.

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.175
  • OS: Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (Windows WSL2)
  • TERM: xterm-256color
  • Session type: interactive CLI, long-running session with large tool outputs (PDF reads, terraform/az CLI output)

Expected behavior

Able to scroll back through prior responses and tool results within the session (or a clear in-app way to review them).

Actual behavior

View keeps advancing with new output; previous results cannot be reached by scrolling back.

Notes

Filed on behalf of the user by Claude Code itself via gh CLI.

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