Escape sequence issue with command-v when pasting on Mac

[jphalip]

When I SSH into a remote Linux distro that runs ZSH in Vi mode, if I paste some text (with command-v on Mac), it changes the case of the last letter. To me this indicates that Ghostty might issue an escape sequence that include tilde (~), which switches the case in Vi.

This looks very similar to some other issues I've found on this forum, e.g #5735 and #3151.

As a potential workaround I've tried to add this to my config:

keybind = command+v=paste_from_clipboard

But unfortunately that doesn't fix it.

Interestingly, the issue only occurs when I ssh into that remote machine. It otherwise works fine on my local machine.

Can you tell what I might be doing wrong, or how to work around this?

[taylrfnt]

(Obvious & probably already done, but have to ask) Is Ghostty's terminfo installed on the remote?

Is this within any multiplexer like tmux or Zellij?

I have a Linux box I can SSH to from my Mac so I can try to reproduce this as well.

[jphalip]

(Obvious & probably already done, but have to ask) Is Ghostty's terminfo installed on the remote?

Good question. I just tried installing it on the remote server but the issue still persists.

Is this within any multiplexer like tmux or Zellij?

The issue occurs both within and without a multiplexer.

[00-kat]

But unfortunately that doesn't fix it.

Yeah, it's already a default binding.

This looks very similar to some other issues I've found on this forum

cmd+v isn't handled by the shell, so that's not the problematic one. What do you have on your clipboard though?

My only other guess is that this is related to bracketed paste.

[jphalip]

To clarify, the issue occurs both by pressing cmd+v and by clicking the "Edit > Paste" menu item.

To give a concrete example:

• I copy the text "bonjour" in the clipboard.
• I enter insert mode.
• I press cmd+v.
• I see the text get pasted normally.
• Immediately after, the shell automatically goes into normal mode and changes the case of the last letter.
• I'm left with the text: bonjouR

[taylrfnt]

Here's my local test using those exact steps. I see a highlighted paste, but I'm still in insert mode and no capitalization issues. I don't have vi mode set persistently on my remote, so I just used the simplest method I knew of.

[00-kat]

Would you mind running cat then pasting the text? That would reveal any special characters.

[taylrfnt]

Looks like what I'd expect:

I'll let OP share their version