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CLI broke and simply stopped during an mkdir command. That error (EBADF) indicates a "Bad File Descriptor" in the terminal emulator (node-pty), which typically happens when the terminal session is interrupted or glitched during a resize or command execution. ERROR ioctl(2) failed, EBADF 241: throw new Error('resizing must be done using positive cols and rows'); An unexpected critical error occurred:Error: ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

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What happened?

CLI broke and simply stopped during an mkdir command. That error (EBADF) indicates a "Bad File Descriptor" in the terminal emulator (node-pty), which typically happens when the terminal session is interrupted or glitched during a resize or command execution.

I've also been noticing some glitch in the terminal view during the latest sessions. I'm using GNOME terminal v3.52.0 for GNOME 46, maybe this glitch has something to do with it.

  ERROR  ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

 /home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13

 240:         if (cols <= 0 || rows <= 0 || isNaN(cols) || isNaN(rows) || cols === Infinity || rows === Infinity) {
 241:             throw new Error('resizing must be done using positive cols and rows');
 242:         }
 243:         pty.resize(this._fd, cols, rows);
 244:         this._cols = cols;
 245:         this._rows = rows;
 246:     };

 - UnixTerminal.resize (/home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
 - _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
 -  (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31)
 - commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
 - commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
 - recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)

An unexpected critical error occurred:Error: ioctl(2) failed, EBADF
    at UnixTerminal.resize (/home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13)
    at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30)
    at file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31
    at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
    at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13)
    at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/felipe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13)
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### What did you expect to happen?

The creation of a few folders under my project for a new use-case endpoint.

### Client information


* **CLI Version:** 0.44.0
* **Git Commit:** 1000b33d4
* **Session ID:** fb7ca441-e7f2-439e-84e2-caab65ea51c5
* **Operating System:** linux v22.21.1
* **Sandbox Environment:** no sandbox
* **Model Version:** gemini-3-flash-preview
* **Auth Type:** oauth-personal
* **Memory Usage:** 285.3 MB
* **Terminal Name:** VTE(7600)
* **Terminal Background:** #28232d
* **Kitty Keyboard Protocol:** Unsupported


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