Missing buttons from selectable command regions

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Matthew Taylor

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Jul 5, 2025, 2:48:19 PMJul 5
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Hello,

I have a question regarding this feature: https://iterm2.com/documentation-command-selection.html

The page states "Additionally, various buttons appear at the top right of the selected region" and I recall seeing these buttons in the past, however they do not currently appear and I can't see a relevant setting that might bring them back.

I have shell integration installed.

Could anyone suggest how I bring the buttons back?
Thank you

George Nachman

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Jul 11, 2025, 2:49:47 PMJul 11
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If clicking on a command selects it (dims other commands and draws a border around it) the buttons should definitely be visible. I did fix a few bugs around this in the nightly build, though. Can you test if it still happens using the download at https://iterm2.com/nightly/latest?

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Matthew Taylor

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Jul 20, 2025, 1:15:47 PMJul 20
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Yes, clicking the command does highlight it as you described.

Confirmed this is still occurring as of Build 3.6.20250711-nightly.

Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 10.33.18.png

I also confirmed that the issue persists even after running "defaults delete com.googlecode.iterm2" (stable and nightly)

Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 10.39.10.png

Moving my ~/.zshrc out of the way and reinstalling it2 shell integration actually resolves the problem. So I guess the problem is something in my environment. I'll try and find out what in there is causing the problem in case it's of interest to anyone.

Thanks

George Nachman

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Jul 20, 2025, 1:39:05 PMJul 20
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Are you on an older version of macOS? The buttons require at least macOS 11 because of the availability of SF Symbols.

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