Hi @Sebastián Gómez Jorge, you're right that this isn't strictly a MATLAB-specific question, but it's definitely relevant if you're using the MATLAB extension for Visual Studio Code in a no-GUI setup. The issue you're seeing—where Ctrl + ← and Ctrl + → don’t move by word in the integrated terminal—is typically related to how the terminal emulator in VS Code handles keyboard input, especially on Linux.
To isolate the cause, try launching MATLAB using matlab -nodesktop -nosplash in a standard terminal (like GNOME Terminal or xterm) outside of VS Code. If the shortcuts don’t work there either, the issue likely lies with your shell configuration rather than VS Code.
If you're using bash, check or create a ~/.inputrc file and add the following:
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
Then run bind -f ~/.inputrc to reload the configuration.
VS Code itself might also be intercepting those key combinations. Check your keyboard shortcuts in VS Code (Ctrl+K Ctrl+S) and search for Ctrl + Arrow. If anything is bound to those keys globally or in the terminal context, try removing or reassigning them.
If the issue turns out to be with the integrated terminal alone and everything works fine in a standalone terminal, you can configure VS Code to launch an external terminal for MATLAB interactions. This can be done by editing your settings.json with a line like:
"terminal.external.linuxExec": "gnome-terminal"
This is ultimately a combination of shell behavior and terminal emulation, rather than MATLAB itself. That said, it’s reasonable to bring it up here since it directly impacts how you interact with MATLAB in your setup. Hope this helps!
