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CTRL-e terminal under macos should be zsh, not bash

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Description

CTRL-e terminal under macos should be zsh, not bash

After the standard terminal under macos is no longer bash, it would be good if the commands (CTRL-e) are also executed under zsh.

If you call micro under zsh, commands are still executed under bash.

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Research direction

Start by locating the CTRL-e command execution path in the micro editor and how it selects a shell on macOS. Compare behavior when micro is launched from zsh; done means CTRL-e commands use zsh rather than bash in that situation, with the behavior verified on macOS.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, go, zsh
Domain
cli, operating-systems
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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