Cmd+\ does not register

[AWH1122]

Type: Bug

1. Press Cmd+\.
2. Observe it does not trigger default action of Split Editor.

This still occurs with all extensions disabled and only seems to be an issue on macOS (equivalent windows shortcut works fine).

I can see that there is a previous issue that reported this same bug but was closed due to lack of information.

VS Code version: Code 1.96.2 (Universal) (fabdb6a, 2024-12-19T10:22:47.216Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.2.0
Modes:

System Info

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CPUs	Apple M2 Pro (10 x 2400)
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Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.38GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id fbfb57fd-178e-4b32-82cf-9b50cab2a96d
Screen Reader	no
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cmantic	tde	0.9.0
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[sandy081]

Can you please open keyboard shortcuts editor and check to which command this is registered to

• F1 > Open Keyboard Shortcuts
• Press Record Keys action in the Search box
• Press Cmd+\

[AWH1122]

Cmd is detected but \ is not. Pressing \ with other modifier keys seems to work.

[kieferrm]

Any chance that cmd+\ is a keyboard shortcut bound globally on your macOS system?

[AWH1122]

I have checked and it doesn’t look like it. Furthermore, I have BetterTouchTool where the keybinding recorder does detect command+\. And just to let you know. BetterTouchTool is not causing conflicts as I have tested in VSCode with BTT disabled.