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Can't remove or override keymap `ctrl+j`

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with Remove-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Chord 'ctrl+j' in the stated PSReadLine 2.3.6 environment, then trace the key-handler removal entry point. Done means ctrl+j can be removed and rebound instead of always accepting the line.

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Exception report
`ctrl+j` always accepts line, I can't remove it or bind it to something else.
Screenshot

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Environment data
PS Version: 7.5.4
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.3.6
PSReadLine EditMode: Vi
OS: Linux nixos 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun  5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
BufferWidth: 160
BufferHeight: 43
Steps to reproduce
Remove-PSReadLineKeyHandler -Chord 'ctrl+j'
Expected behavior

able to remove/rebind

Actual behavior

cant remove/rebind

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