{"version":"2.1.239","anchor":"ctrl-backspace-deletes-the-previous-word","canonical_anchor":"ctrl-backspace-deletes-the-previous-word","heading":"Ctrl+Backspace deletes the previous word","tier":"use","area":"Prompt Editor","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239\/e\/ctrl-backspace-deletes-the-previous-word","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239","markdown":"### Ctrl+Backspace deletes the previous word\n\nCtrl+Backspace now deletes the previous word, matching Alt+Backspace.\n\n**What**\n\nCtrl+Backspace now deletes the word before the cursor in the prompt editor, matching what Alt\/Option+Backspace already did.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The backspace handler's modifier check widened from Meta only to Meta or Ctrl.\n- 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.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`backwardKillWord`\n\n- Area: Prompt Editor\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}