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ArgumentOutOfRangeException in SetCursorPosition when pasting after cls #5236
Description
Prerequisites
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Exception report
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Last 47 Keys:
m a k e Space u p Enter
Ctrl+v Enter
c l s Enter
UpArrow Space - - c o n f i r m Enter
Ctrl+v Enter
UpArrow Space - - c o n f i r m Enter
Ctrl+v Enter
c l s Enter
Ctrl+v
Exception:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Paste(Nullable`1 key, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary`2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)
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Environment data
PS Version: 5.1.19041.6456
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.0.0-beta2
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 120
BufferHeight: 3000Steps to reproduce
- Open Windows PowerShell 5.1 (console host).
- Run a command that prints output, e.g.
make up. - Run
cls. - Paste a multi-line command with Ctrl+V and press Enter, then repeat cls and paste.
- After a few cls + paste cycles, PSReadLine throws the exception.
Expected behavior
The pasted text appears on the prompt without an exception.
Actual behavior
PSReadLine crashes with System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException (Parameter name: top) in Console.SetCursorPosition, called from ReallyRender during Paste. The prompt has to be redrawn.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Nov 13, 2026
This issue was already fixed (see #1306). Please upgrade to the 2.3.5 version of PSReadLine from PowerShell Gallery.
See the upgrading section for instructions. Please let us know if you run into the same issue with the latest version.