Shell command execution gets stuck with "Waiting input" after command completes
Author: rnettCreated Apr 11, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelspriority/p1area/core🔒 maintainer onlyworkstream-rollupstatus/bot-triagedkind/bugeffort/medium
What happened?
Repeatedly, after Gemini executes a simple CLI command, it hangs, while still showing the shell command as active and "Awaiting user input". The shell command has already finished. This happens for extremely simple shell commands that will not await or ask for user input.
What did you expect to happen?
Gemini CLI be able to run shell commands reliably.
Client information
Client InformationRun gemini to enter the interactive CLI, then run the /about command.
> /about
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ About Gemini CLI │
│ │
│ CLI Version 0.37.1 │
│ Git Commit 3b2d4f100 │
│ Model Auto (Gemini 3) │
│ Sandbox no sandbox │
│ OS win32 │
│ Auth Method Signed in with Google ([email protected]) │
│ Tier Gemini Code Assist in Google One AI Pro
Login information
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Source: google-gemini/gemini-cli