Terminal settings prevent either using @ symbol or multiline

[MichaelKloepzig]

OS: MacOS 14.4.1 Claude Code v1.0.35 directly in Terminal Keyboard layout: German

Depending on the Terminal setting "Use Option as Meta key", I can

• either use the option key + Enter to enter a new line (instead of submitting the prompt), but then the @ symbol can't be typed using option+L
• or vice versa, can type @, but not multiline.

This makes Claude Code barely usable because it prevents either file references or complex prompts. It forces clumsy workarounds like writing prompts to external files or copy/pasting the @ symbol.

A possible solution would be to use Shift+Enter to submit the prompt or enter a new line.

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/2152
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1297
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4133

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[niclas3332]

You can use \ + Enter (Shift + Option + 7, then enter) for Multiline when "Use Option as Meta key" is disabled. But Claude will reenable it every time, that's very annoying with German keyboards.

[fsc-eriker]

Related: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/1793

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[MichaelKloepzig]

Nothing changed here, the issue persists and makes targeting file paths a pain in the butt.