Nano is stuck in Insert mode

Hello,

I'm currently using the latest version of WebStorm 2026.2.0.1 on a Mac. When I open a file in the WebStorm terminal using nano (e.g., nano ~/.gitconfig), the file opens in INSERT mode, and I can't exit it.

I tried remapping the Insert key to another shortcut to disable it, but nothing worked.
I also tried the usual troubleshooting steps (switching the terminal to Classic/Reworked 2025, restarting the IDE, etc.).

I couldn’t find anything in the Terminal settings that affects this, but if I open a file using nano in my Mac terminal, I don’t have this problem.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. I get the feeling this is a recent change because I would have noticed it before, since I use nano as my rebase/squash interface.

 

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Hi,


This is a recognized issue tracked here: IJPL-106260. Please follow it for the updates.

As a workaround, please try running export TERM=vt100 (or configure it in your shell config) or install Nano with Homebrew (GNU nano 6.3) to see if it helps.

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Hi,

That's work, thank you for the fix, and sorry for the duplicate post.

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Great, thanks for letting us know!
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