typing `-` (hyphen) while holding option (⌥) key ≈ escape key semantics, irreversibly throws away whatever you've typed without warning
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.220
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 1 comment · opened Jul 25, 2026
Bug Description
⌥ + - (option+hyphen, the human em-dash) has the same semantics as the escape key: it backs out of any active questionnaire, irreversibly destroying your responses to Claude's clarifying questions.
The amount of times I've irreversibly lost paragraphs of context to this behavior is deeply troubling. I suspect the number of people using option-hyphen as the escape key are zero. : )
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 2.1.220
- Feedback ID: 583b4765-f9eb-483a-a06f-7e7a54ab462f
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