can't type multiline prompts in macos terminal
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 23, 2026 by jonh-oai Closed Jan 23, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.90.0-alpha.2
What subscription do you have?
whatever openai employees get
Which model were you using?
irrelevant
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Terminal.app
What issue are you seeing?
No keystroke I can find allows me to insert a line break in the prompt without sending it to codex.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019becc8-ddfe-7b81-b3c4
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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Ctrl+J allows you to break the prompt.