Run in terminal request stuck due to bad quoting stuck in line continuation

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: N/A

VS Code Version: 1.102.0-insider (Universal)
OS Version: Darwin arm64 24.5.0
GHCP Chat: 0.29.2025070403 - Agent - Claude Sonnet 4

Steps to Reproduce:

GHCP Chat runs a multi-line command in the terminal
Terminal is still waiting for command to be entered, stuck on dqoute>
GHCP Chat eternally waits as still waiting for a response from the command, throbber is still there

Example command:

user@mac ./ % BASE_MESSAGE="🚀 VS Code extension updated"
dquote> FULL_MESSAGE="$BASE_MESSAGE\n\n**Changes since last version:**\n$COMMIT_LIST"
dquote> echo "Message length: ${#FULL_MESSAGE}"
dquote> echo "Message:"
dquote> echo "$FULL_MESSAGE"
dquote>

Slight workaround:
Send a message of dqoute>, GHCP Chat will recognise the terminal is hanging, and will continue.
Or attempt to manually EOL the terminal to enter command.

Unsure if this is the model itself, or GHCP Chat, as it can adapt if aware.

Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)

Daniel Imms (@Tyriar) - for me getting stuck on dquote is the most common case for GHCA to get stuck in the past months.

Any chance to get that fixed?

Here's the latest case where it happened today.

Hope it helps to pinpoint the issue.

cdeil@Mac android % patrol test && echo "Tests passed!" || if [[ -f "build/app/reports/androidTests/connected/index.html" ]]; then echo "Tests executed, check results"; else echo "Test execution failed
"; fi
cmdand dquote>

### Solution 3: Check Test Results Programmatically
You can parse the test results file to determine the actual test status: 
🛠️ run_in_terminal (toolu_vrtx_015ATa2LD2wh3aPX7vAXgZAL) {
  "command": "patrol test && echo \"Tests passed!\" || if [[ -f \"build/app/reports/androidTests/connected/index.html\" ]]; then echo \"Tests executed, check results\"; else echo \"Test execution failed\"; fi",
  "explanation": "Testing a command to distinguish between test failures and execution failures",
  "isBackground": false
}

Daniel Imms (@Tyriar)

Same for me. Using long parms Is impossible. Did not found a workaround year

Daniel Imms (@Tyriar) - for me getting stuck on dquote is the most common case for GHCA to get stuck in the past months.

Any chance to get that fixed?

Here's the latest case where it happened today.

Hope it helps to pinpoint the issue.

cdeil@Mac android % patrol test && echo "Tests passed!" || if [[ -f "build/app/reports/androidTests/connected/index.html" ]]; then echo "Tests executed, check results"; else echo "Test execution failed
"; fi
cmdand dquote>

### Solution 3: Check Test Results Programmatically
You can parse the test results file to determine the actual test status: 
🛠️ run_in_terminal (toolu_vrtx_015ATa2LD2wh3aPX7vAXgZAL) {
  "command": "patrol test && echo \"Tests passed!\" || if [[ -f \"build/app/reports/androidTests/connected/index.html\" ]]; then echo \"Tests executed, check results\"; else echo \"Test execution failed\"; fi",
  "explanation": "Testing a command to distinguish between test failures and execution failures",
  "isBackground": false
}

I believe this is already fixed, can you see if you can reproduce in the Insiders build?

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