zellij-org/zellij · error

no ConPTY terminal found for id {}

Error message

no ConPTY terminal found for id {}

What it means

Error "no ConPTY terminal found for id {}" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.

Source

Thrown at zellij-server/src/os_input_output_windows.rs:602

        {
            Some(Some(term)) => {
                let mut written: u32 = 0;
                let ok = unsafe {
                    WriteFile(
                        term.input_write_handle,
                        buf.as_ptr(),
                        buf.len() as u32,
                        &mut written,
                        std::ptr::null_mut(),
                    )
                };
                if ok == 0 {
                    Err(io::Error::last_os_error()).with_context(err_context)
                } else {
                    Ok(written as usize)
                }
            },
            _ => Err(anyhow!("no ConPTY terminal found for id {}", terminal_id))
                .with_context(err_context),
        }
    }

    pub fn tcdrain(&self, terminal_id: u32) -> Result<()> {
        let err_context = || format!("failed to drain terminal {}", terminal_id);

        match self
            .terminals
            .lock()
            .to_anyhow()
            .with_context(err_context)?
            .get(&terminal_id)
        {
            Some(Some(term)) => {
                let ok = unsafe { FlushFileBuffers(term.input_write_handle) };
                if ok == 0 {
                    // FlushFileBuffers can legitimately fail on pipe handles

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at zellij-server/src/os_input_output_windows.rs:602 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zellij-org/zellij@98a0837077 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/681e92dc9218149f. Report an issue: GitHub.