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Q Developer gets stuck at "Press any key to continue..."
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Description
**Describe the bug**
We have several old Java projects that are built with a simple batch script. The last line in those scripts is `pause`, which shows a `"Press any key to continue . . ."` prompt so a human operator can read the output before the window closes. Q doesn't seem to have the ability to make any input until the script exits, so it gets stuck here indefinitely.
**To Reproduce**
1. Create a batch script with a `pause` line in it, or a bash script with a `read -p "Press any key to continue..."` line in it.
2. Get Q to run the script.
3. You're now stuck until you hit "Stop"
**Expected behavior**
Q will "press any key" somehow and continue working.
**Development System (please complete the following information):**
- Windows Version: Windows 11 Pro 25H2
- Visual Studio Version: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 (64-bit) - Current Version 17.14.19
- AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Version: 1.87.0.0
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Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Reproduce the problem with the provided batch or bash scripts, then trace how Q launches scripts and handles their input. Done means an interactive pause no longer leaves Q stuck, while the existing Stop behavior still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100