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Typing Backspace, Space, Ctrl +C brokes in bash shell when bash is ran inside fish shell #300308

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Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

Version: 1.110.1
Commit: 61b3d0a
Date: 2026-03-06T23:03:27.520Z
Electron: 39.6.0
ElectronBuildId: 13330601
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.18.16-200.fc43.x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Set the default shell to fish (fish version: 4.2.0)
  2. Run bash or docker run --rm -it ubuntu bash
  3. Try typing Space, Ctrl + C or Backspace

Expected results:

Terminal work normally

Actual results:

Space becomes u
Backspace becomes 7u
Ctrl + C becomes 9;5u

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*duplicateIssue identified as a duplicate of another issue(s)bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugterminal-inputRelating to typing in the terminal not doing the right thing, IMEs not working, etc.terminal-shell-fishAn issue in the terminal specific to fish, including shell integration

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