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fix: terminal freezing on shell_insert_output
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This bug occurs on `shell_insert_output` and `shell_append_output`
commands.

The previous implementation would crate a child process using the Rust
stdlib's `Command` builder. However, when nothing should be piped in
from the editor, the default value for `stdin` would be used. According
to the Rust stdlib documentation that is `Stdio::inherit` which will
make the child process inherit the parent process' stdin. This would
cause the terminal to freeze.

This change will set the child process' stdin to `Stdio::null` whenever
it doesn't pipe it. In the `if` statement where this change was made
there was an extra condition for windows that I am not sure if would
require some special treatment.
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GabrielDertoni committed Oct 9, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -4651,6 +4651,8 @@ fn shell_impl(

if input.is_some() || cfg!(windows) {
process.stdin(Stdio::piped());
} else {
process.stdin(Stdio::null());
}

let mut process = match process.spawn() {
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