unable to delete pod as Ctrl-d intercepted by Window Terminal

[faisal6621]

Environment:

OS: Windows
Terminal: Windows Terminal (Version 1.23.12811.0)
Tool: k9s

Problem:

When using k9s inside Windows Terminal, the shortcut Ctrl+D (used by k9s to delete a pod) is intercepted by Windows Terminal, where it is bound to the Duplicate Tab action.
Even after removing the Ctrl+D binding from Terminal settings, the key combination still triggers another action, preventing pod deletion in k9s.

Expected Behavior:

Ctrl+D should delete the selected pod in k9s without interference from Windows Terminal.

Actual Behavior:

Ctrl+D does not delete the pod because Windows Terminal intercepts the shortcut.

Attempts Made:

• Removed Ctrl+D shortcut from Windows Terminal settings.
• Verified that the shortcut is still bound to another action internally.

Questions:

• Is there an alternative way to delete a pod from the k9s view without using Ctrl+D?
• Can the Ctrl+D shortcut in k9s be remapped to another key combination?

[Himanshu2459]

Alternative Ways to Delete Pods in k9s
You can delete pods without Ctrl+D:

Method A: Select the pod, press : then type delete and hit Enter

Method B: Select the pod and press the Delete key (if available)

Method C: Select the pod, press Ctrl+K for context menu, then choose delete

Quick Workarounds
Use Command Prompt or PowerShell (outside Windows Terminal) temporarily

Use kubectl directly: kubectl delete pod

Change k9s Keybindings (Recommended)
Remap k9s to use a different key combination:

Create this file if it doesn't exist:
%USERPROFILE%.k9s\config.yml

Add these lines:

yaml
k9s:
hotKey:
pods:
delete: "ctrl-shift-d"
Save the file and restart k9s

Now you can use Ctrl+Shift+D to delete pods instead

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