pty-capture

To capture exact terminal keystroke bytes for CLI input testing, you can use platform-specific workflows on Linux/Wayland, Windows KVM, or macOS QEMU to record lossless byte sequences directly from real terminal emulators, preserving modifier states without distortion.

SSH PTY keystroke injection distorts terminal input encoding because it bypasses the real keyboard processing logic of the target terminal emulator, altering the raw byte sequences and leading to incorrect compatibility testing results.

You should not use Xvfb and xdotool to capture keystrokes for terminal compatibility testing because these methods bypass real keyboard processing and fail to preserve accurate modifier states, leading to unreliable and distorted input data.

The best way to build accurate terminal input replay fixtures is to capture ground-truth byte sequences from real terminal emulators like Ghostty or Kitty using lossless, platform-specific capture methods that preserve exact modifier key states.

Yes, terminal capture supports Linux Wayland, Windows KVM, and macOS QEMU environments by providing platform-specific workflows to capture exact ground-truth byte sequences emitted by real terminal emulators across these distinct operating systems.

To validate CLI tool input handling for special key combinations like Shift+Enter, capture the exact byte sequences emitted by your target terminal emulator and use those lossless ground-truth bytes to build accurate compatibility tests.