After first command, zsh prompt gets carriage return

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Issue Description

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After the first command, the prompt gets new lines

Expected Behavior

Prompt should stay consistent

Actual Behavior

After the first command, the prompt gets new lines

Reproduction Steps

open ghosty, hit any command, and yout get the issue.[

Ghostty Logs

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Ghostty Version

gghostty+vers ion 
Ghostty 1.3.0-main+613259756

Version
  - version: 1.3.0-main+613259756
  - channel: tip
Build Config
  - Zig version   : 0.15.2
  - build mode    : .ReleaseFast
  - app runtime   : .none
  - font engine   : .coretext
  - renderer      : renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.Metal)
  - libxev        : kqueue

OS Version Information

Macos Tahoe 26.3

(Linux only) Display Server

None

(Linux only) Desktop Environment/Window Manager

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Minimal Ghostty Configuration

font-family = "MonoLisa Variable"
font-size = 14

cursor-invert-fg-bg = true
cursor-style = block

theme = Everforest Dark Hard

background-opacity = 0.98

# For claude code to work with Shift+Enter
keybind = shift+enter=text:\n

# clearing the terminal
keybind = cmd+r=text:\x0C
auto-update-channel = tip
scrollback-limit = 8589934590

Additional Relevant Configuration

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I acknowledge that:

• I have reviewed the FAQ and confirm that my issue is NOT among them.
• I have searched the Ghostty repository (both open and closed Discussions and Issues) and confirm this is not a duplicate of an existing issue or discussion.
• I have checked the "Preview" tab on all text fields to ensure that everything looks right, and have wrapped all configuration and code in code blocks with a group of three backticks (```) on separate lines.

[mitchellh]

Do you have your prompt config available anywhere?

cc @jparise I bet you this is a ;A vs ;P issue again.

[ahyield]

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

local ZAP="⚡"

# Git sometimes goes into a detached head state. git_prompt_info doesn't
# return anything in this case. So wrap it in another function and check
# for an empty string.
function check_git_prompt_info() {
    if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
        if [[ -z $(git_prompt_info) ]]; then
            echo "%{$fg[blue]%}detached-head%{$reset_color%}) $(git_prompt_status)
%{$fg[yellow]%}→ "
        else
            echo "$(git_prompt_info) $(git_prompt_status)
%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}→ "
        fi
    else
        echo "%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}→ "
    fi
}

rvm_current() {
  echo "💎$(ruby -e 'puts RUBY_VERSION' 2>/dev/null)"
}

PROMPT='
${ZAP}\
%{$fg_no_bold[blue]%}(%c)%{$reset_color%}\
 %{$fg_no_bold[blue]%}🕕 %*%{$reset_color%}\
 $(check_git_prompt_info)\
%{$reset_color%}'

# Format for git_prompt_info()
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="at %{$fg[blue]%} "
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY=""
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="%{$fg_bold[green]%} ✔"

# Format for git_prompt_status()
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_ADDED="%{$fg_bold[green]%}+"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_MODIFIED="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}!"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DELETED="%{$fg_bold[red]%}-"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_RENAMED="%{$fg_bold[blue]%}>"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNMERGED="%{$fg_bold[yellow]%}#"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}?"

# Format for git_prompt_ahead()
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_AHEAD=" %{$fg_bold[white]%}^"


# Format for git_prompt_long_sha() and git_prompt_short_sha()
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE=" %{$fg_bold[white]%}[%{$fg_bold[blue]%}"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER="%{$fg_bold[white]%}]"

RPROMPT='%{$fg_no_bold[blue]%}❄️$(kubectl config current-context | awk -F"-" '\''{print $1 "-" $NF}'\'') $(rvm_current)%{$reset_color%}'

@mitchellh here's the prompt fully, let me know what else I can provide to help debug this.

[jparise]

I have a proposed fix: #11165

[danielwe]

xref #10572. Similar issue, triggered by #10455, addressed downstream (Pure Prompt). Summary/relevant links here: #10455 (comment)

Not sure if it's the same issue, but figured it was worth linking.