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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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> /about
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ERROR ioctl(2) failed, EBADF

/home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/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.resiz e (/home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal .js:243:13) -_ShellExecutionService.resizeP ty (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.j s:320262:30)

  • (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31) -commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:526 0:30) -commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:628 2:29) -recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEff ects (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7 WB.js:6263:13) -commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:637 4:13) -recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEff ects (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7 WB.js:6263:13) -commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:637 4:13) -recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEff ects (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7 WB.js:6263:13) An unexpected critical error occurred:Error: ioctl(2) failed, EBADF at UnixTerminal.resize (/home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/node_modules/@lydell/node-pty/unixTerminal.js:243:13) at _ShellExecutionService.resizePty (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-BE42OOYM.js:320262:30) at file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-RDMZS6KL.js:6529:31 at commitHookEffectListMount (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:5260:30) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6282:29) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6263:13) at commitPassiveMountOnFiber (file:///home/michal/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-VUERI7WB.js:6374:13) at recursivelyTraversePassiveMountEffects

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gemini CLI works nad then it breaks

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<details> <summary>Client Information</summary>

Run gemini to enter the interactive CLI, then run the /about command.

> /about
# paste output here
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