The term 'Y' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

[andrewpmk]

I keep getting this error when I run commands like npm install, etc. in Visual Studio Code:

Y : The term 'Y' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included,
verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

• Y
• ~
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Y:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Is this caused by this feature:
The terminal is now able to automatically reply when a specific sequence of characters is received. A good example of where this is useful is the Windows batch script message Terminate batch job (Y/N)? after hitting Ctrl+C when running a batch script. This typically just ends up causing problems for the user and so a default automatic reply was added. The terminal will now automatically reply with Y and enter (\r), which makes Ctrl+C in Windows feel much better.

• VS Code Version: 1.6.4 (user setup)
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044

[Tyriar]

Did you hit ctrl+c to trigger this? A screenshot of the terminal around where the bad Y happened would be helpful.

[Tyriar]

Also do you use Clink? Can you share your terminal profile/how your shell is launched?

[chrisant996]

@Tyriar can you please see #142255? VSCode mentions the abandoned mridgers Clink repo, and it would be great to update the links to point at the current official resurrected Clink repo. The chrisant996 fork of Clink has extensive significant enhancements and fixes, currently on v1.3.5 (vs the abandoned mridgers v0.4.9 from 2017).

[Tyriar]

/duplicate #142341