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windows: navigating text in powershell core 6.2.3

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

using micro file.txt

  • open a file with text.

  • try navigating from word-to-word using keyboard shortcuts. from 1st word to 7th word, by 7 presses.

I tried Ctrl+Up i.e., cursor control keys.

Actual behavior:

cursor just skips to last word in the line.

expected:

it should work like it does in other editors. and in GitHub web interface.

Specifications

You can use micro -version to get the commit hash.
Version: 1.4.1
Commit hash: 1856891
Compiled on August 10, 2018
OS: Windows 10
Terminal: Poewrshell 6.2.3


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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by opening file.txt with micro on Windows 10 in PowerShell 6.2.3 and pressing Ctrl+Up repeatedly across words. Start by locating the handling for cursor-control keys, then verify that navigation advances word by word rather than jumping to the last word in the line. Done means the reported shortcut behaves as expected without regressing other cursor movement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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