`/stop` does not clear background terminals shown by `/ps`
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 10, 2026 by nbros Closed Apr 11, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
v0.118.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4 fast
What platform is your computer?
macOS 26.4
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Ghostty
What issue are you seeing?
/stop says it stopped all background terminals, but /ps still shows the same zombie terminal afterward.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Ask codex to run a task that creates a background terminal
- Run
/ps - Run
/stop - Run
/psagain
The same background terminal is still listed after /stop.
What is the expected behavior?
After /stop, /ps should no longer show that terminal.
Additional information
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• Stopping all background terminals.
/ps
Background terminals
• ls && find . -maxdepth 2 -name '.csproj' -o -name '.sln' && dotnet build -nolo [...]
• Stopping all background terminals.
/ps
Background terminals
• ls && find . -maxdepth 2 -name '.csproj' -o -name '.sln' && dotnet build -nolo [...]
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