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please don't intercept ctrl+insert to copy (i'm using windows + wsl)

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
67/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the terminal input handling for Ctrl+Insert and how copy interception is implemented; the issue provides the key combination and Windows/WSL context but names no files or tests. Verify the behavior in that environment and check that Ctrl+Insert is no longer intercepted for copying, while other relevant input behavior remains intact.

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Description

bug CLI TUI windows-os
What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.157.1

What subscription do you have?

don't know

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-terra high

What platform is your computer?

windows + wsl

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

command prompt

Codex doctor report
wsl@Lenovo:~/v3$ codex doctor --json
{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "1790699894s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
  "codexVersion": "0.157.1",
  "checks": {
    "app_server.status": {
      "id": "app_server.status",
      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is running",
      "details": {
        "app-server version": "0.159.0",
        "control socket": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon",
        "dedicated pid file": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon/daemon.pid (file)",
        "dedicated update-loop pid file": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon/daemon-updater.pid (file)",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
        "settings": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "running",
        "update-loop pid file": "/home/wsl/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 66
    },
    "auth.credentials": {
      "id": "auth.credentials",
      "category": "auth",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "auth is configured",
      "details": {
        "auth env vars present": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
        "auth file": "/home/wsl/.codex/auth.json",
        "auth storage mode": "File",
        "stored API key": "false",
        "stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
        "stored agent identity": "false",
        "stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
    "config.load": {
      "id": "config.load",
      "category": "config",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "config loaded",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "/home/wsl/.codex",
        "active thread overrides": "not inspected",
        "config.toml": "/home/wsl/.codex/config.toml",
        "config.toml parse": "ok",
        "configuration load ms": "197",
        "configuration scope": "invocation config, including cloud-managed policy",
        "cwd": "/home/wsl/v3",
        "enabled feature flags": "daemon_auto_start, shell_tool, view_image, sleep_tool, unified_exec, unified_exec_tty, unified_exec_zsh_fork, shell_snapshot, content_item_kinds, code_mode_host, terminal_resize_reflow, sqlite, hooks, enable_request_compression, unbounded_connection_retries, worktrees, system_proxy_fallback, multi_agent, apps, tool_search_always_defer_mcp_tools, tool_suggest, plugins, in_app_browser, in_app_chat, in_app_dictation, in_app_local_automation, in_app_updates, browser_use, browser_use_full_cdp_access, browser_use_external, computer_use, remote_plugin, plugin_sharing, image_generation, resize_all_images, item_ids, skill_mcp_dependency_install, skill_search, mentions_v2, steer, guardian_approval, guardianv2.thread_context, guardian_reuse_parent_compaction, goals, collaboration_modes, tool_call_mcp_elicitation, auth_elicitation, fast_mode, realtime_conversation, tui_app_server, compaction_image_budget, workspace_dependencies",
        "feature flag overrides": "none",
        "feature flags enabled": "52",
        "log dir": "/home/wsl/.codex/log",
        "mcp servers": "0",
        "model": "gpt-5.6-terra",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "sqlite home": "/home/wsl/.codex"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
    "git.environment": {
      "id": "git.environment",
      "category": "git",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "git executable found; execution not verified",
      "details": {
        ".git entry": "directory",
        "PATH git #1": "/usr/bin/git",
        "PATH git #2": "/bin/git",
        "PATH git entries": "2",
        "git execution": "not inspected (PATH helpers are not executed)",
        "repo detected": "true",
        "repo root": "/home/wsl/v3",
        "selected git": "/usr/bin/git"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 101
    },
    "installation": {
      "id": "installation",
      "category": "install",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "installation looks consistent",
      "details": {
        "PATH codex #1": "/home/wsl/.local/bin/codex",
        "current executable": "/home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
        "install context": "standalone (unix, package /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, bin /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin, resources /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-resources, path /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path)",
        "managed by Vite+": "false",
        "managed by bun": "false",
        "managed by npm": "false",
        "managed by pnpm": "false",
        "managed package root": "not set"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 149
    },
    "mcp.config": {
      "id": "mcp.config",
      "category": "mcp",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "no MCP servers configured",
      "details": {},
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.env": {
      "id": "network.env",
      "category": "network",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "network-related environment looks readable",
      "details": {
        "managed proxy": "not configured",
        "proxy env vars": "none",
        "respect system proxy": "disabled"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.provider_reachability": {
      "id": "network.provider_reachability",
      "category": "reachability",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "active provider endpoints are reachable over HTTP",
      "details": {
        "ChatGPT inference URL": "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted> reachable (HTTP 405)",
        "reachability mode": "ChatGPT auth"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 210
    },
    "network.websocket_reachability": {
      "id": "network.websocket_reachability",
      "category": "websocket",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "Responses WebSocket handshake succeeded",
      "details": {
        "DNS": "2 IPv4, 2 IPv6, first IPv4",
        "auth mode": "chatgpt",
        "connect timeout": "15000 ms",
        "endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
        "handshake result": "HTTP 101 Switching Protocols",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "provider name": "OpenAI",
        "proxy env vars": "none",
        "reasoning header": "false",
        "server model present": "false",
        "supports websockets": "true",
        "wire API": "responses"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 861
    },
    "runtime.provenance": {
      "id": "runtime.provenance",
      "category": "runtime",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "running standalone on linux-x86_64",
      "details": {
        "commit": "unknown",
        "current executable": "/home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
        "install method": "standalone (unix, package /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, bin /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin, resources /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-resources, path /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path)",
        "platform": "linux-x86_64",
        "version": "0.157.1"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
    "runtime.search": {
      "id": "runtime.search",
      "category": "search",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "search command found (bundled); execution not verified",
      "details": {
        "search command": "/home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.157.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path/rg",
        "search command readiness": "file exists",
        "search provider": "bundled"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 2
    },
    "sandbox.filesystem_paths": {
      "id": "sandbox.filesystem_paths",
      "category": "sandbox",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "no explicit filesystem paths to probe",
      "details": {},
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
    "sandbox.helpers": {
      "id": "sandbox.helpers",
      "category": "sandbox",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "sandbox configuration is readable",
      "details": {
        "approval policy": "OnRequest",
        "codex-linux-sandbox helper": "/home/wsl/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0IhYdoS/codex-linux-sandbox",
        "denied-read glob rules": "0",
        "denied-read rules": "0",
        "execve wrapper helper": "/home/wsl/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0IhYdoS/codex-execve-wrapper",
        "filesystem sandbox": "restricted",
        "glob scan max depth": "unbounded",
        "managed filesystem source": "none",
        "network sandbox": "restricted"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
    "security.endpoint": {
      "id": "security.endpoint",
      "category": "security",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "endpoint protection is not inspected on this platform",
      "details": {
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
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    "state.paths": {
      "id": "state.paths",
      "category": "state",
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      "summary": "state paths and databases are inspectable",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "/home/wsl/.codex (dir)",
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        "archived rollout files": "0 files, 0 total bytes, 0 average bytes",
        "goals DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/goals_1.sqlite (file)",
        "goals DB integrity": "ok",
        "log DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/logs_2.sqlite (file)",
        "log DB integrity": "ok",
        "log dir": "/home/wsl/.codex/log (dir)",
        "memories DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/memories_1.sqlite (file)",
        "memories DB integrity": "ok",
        "memories v2 DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/memories_v2_1.sqlite (missing)",
        "memories v2 DB integrity": "skipped (missing)",
        "queue DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/queue_1.sqlite (file)",
        "queue DB integrity": "ok",
        "sqlite home": "/home/wsl/.codex (dir)",
        "standalone release cache": "2 entries in /home/wsl/.codex/packages/standalone/releases",
        "state DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/state_5.sqlite (file)",
        "state DB integrity": "ok",
        "thread history DB": "/home/wsl/.codex/thread_history_1.sqlite (file)",
        "thread history DB integrity": "ok"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 4397
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    "state.rollout_db_parity": {
      "id": "state.rollout_db_parity",
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      "status": "warning",
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      "details": {
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        "rollout DB archived rows": "0",
        "rollout DB duplicate DB paths": "0",
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          "/home/wsl/.codex/sessions/rollout-2025-09-17T22-46-37-2106286d-7dbb-44ad-bfd3-726b7651697c.jsonl (rollout at /home/wsl/.codex/sessions/rollout-2025-09-17T22-46-37-2106286d-7dbb-44ad-bfd3-726b7651697c.jsonl has no usable header record)"
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    "system.environment": {
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      "category": "system",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "OS language C",
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        "WT_SESSION": "present",
        "color output": "enabled",
        "effective locale": "C.UTF-8",
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      "remediation": null,
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      "id": "terminal.title",
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        "terminal title project value": "v3",
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
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      "status": "ok",
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        "check for update on startup": "true",
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        "latest version": "0.159.0",
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  }
}
What issue are you seeing?

when i select text and press ctrl+insert it does not copy to clipboard

  1. select some text
  2. press ctrl+insert

expected: copied to clipboard

actual: clipboard remains unchanged

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 01a0e96b-c7e5-76d0-a17f-ab11da69bd39

What is the expected behavior?

copied text to clipboard

Additional information

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