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Ctrl+Backspace deletes the previous word

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Prompt Editor

Ctrl+Backspace now deletes the previous word, matching Alt+Backspace.

What

Ctrl+Backspace now deletes the word before the cursor in the prompt editor, matching what Alt/Option+Backspace already did.

Details
  • The backspace handler's modifier check widened from Meta only to Meta or Ctrl.
  • In one editing mode the deletion routes through the kill-word path rather than a plain word delete, so the removed text lands in the kill ring and can be yanked back.
Evidence

backwardKillWord

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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