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Backspace is removing words at a time

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Description

Describe the bug

Pressing backspace is removing words

Affected version

1.0.79

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Type something on the prompt area and press backspace. it will remove one word for every press

Expected behavior

it should remove characters

Additional context

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the prompt area using version 1.0.79, then trace the backspace input handling in the CLI. Done means each backspace press removes one character rather than a whole word, with the behavior checked against the reported reproduction steps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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