Claude/Code/Q/Can you see the full content of text pasted into the Claude Code input?
Can you see the full content of text pasted into the Claude/Code input?
- AI/Response
- Short answer: There is no built-in inline expand for the
[Pasted N lines] summary. The most practical workaround is Ctrl+G (or Ctrl+X Ctrl+E) to open the full prompt in your external editor before submitting. - When you paste multiple lines into Claude/Code's terminal input, the UI compacts them into a
[Pasted N lines] indicator to save screen space. No keyboard shortcut or command expands this back to full text inline. - Practical alternatives:
Ctrl+G or Ctrl+X Ctrl+E — both trigger chat:externalEditor, opening the full prompt (including pasted content) in your $EDITOR. Ctrl+X Ctrl+E is the readline-native Emacs chord; Ctrl+G is a Claude alias for the same action. Ctrl+X is not a general Claude leader key — it only chains with Ctrl+E here via readline convention.- Optional: enable Show last response in external editor in
/config to prepend Claude's previous reply as #-commented context above your prompt (stripped on save).
Shift+Enter — enters multiline input mode before pasting, but does not change the compact display behavior.Ctrl+U — clears from cursor to line start if you want to discard and re-paste.
- Both shortcuts are customizable in
~/.claude/keybindings.json. - To request a native expand/preview toggle, use
/feedback inside Claude/Code.