Codex doesn't understand Ctrl+Shift+Backspace and Ctrl+arrow in Ghostty
Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 1, 2026 by lmtr0
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
codex-cli 0.128.0
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Business + usage pricing
What platform is your computer?
Fedora 43 Ghostty and Wezterm
What issue are you seeing?
In Wezterm everything just works. however in ghostty when you try to use ctrl arrows to move between words or ctrl shift backspace to delete an entire word, It doesn't work
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- install ghostty
- start codex inside it
- write a few sentences
- try to move arround and see the cursor stuck
- try to delete an entire word and see it being there
What is the expected behavior?
for codex to work like it works on ghostty
Additional information
_No response_