map launch --cwd don't work in ssh

[nenahp]

kitty -c NONE -o 'map kitty_mod+h launch --cwd=current --stdin-add-formatting --stdin-source=@screen_scrollback --type=overlay-main nvim'

kitty_mod+h work only if I remove --cwd=current, but I want keep it when I'm in non-ssh window.

[nenahp]

map --when-focus-on env:SSH_CONNECTION don't seem work.

[kovidgoyal]

If you want --cwd=current to work with ssh, you need to use the ssh kitten. And --cwd=current has no effect on viewing terminal scrollback.

[nenahp]

--cwd=current has no effect on viewing terminal scrollback

Yeah, but cwd is used for nvim as pager. e.g. help me go to file under cursor.

call kitten in cli:

kitten ssh localhost
# exec kitten run-shell
kitten @ launch --cwd=current --stdin-add-formatting --stdin-source=@alternate_scrollback --type=overlay-main nvimpager

It just quickly show the message: The SSH kitten is meant for interactive use only. nothing happened:

kitty/kittens/ssh/main.go

Lines 829 to 831 in 4713cc2

	if !tty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
	return 1, fmt.Errorf("The SSH kitten is meant for interactive use only, STDIN must be a terminal")
	}

[kovidgoyal]

On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 03:52:47AM -0700, nenahp wrote: > --cwd=current has no effect on viewing terminal scrollback Yeah, but cwd is used for nvim as pager. e.g. help me go to file under cursor. call kitten in cli: ``` kitten ssh localhost # exec kitten run-shell kitten @ launch --cwd=current --stdin-add-formatting ***@***.***_scrollback --type=overlay-main nvimpager ``` It just quickly show the message: `The SSH kitten is meant for interactive use only.` nothing happened.

yes, the ssh kitten is meant for interactive use only, so you cant run nvim via it. Why dont you use the dedicated kitty nvim scroll back plugin, then you shouldnt have this issue. Or if you want to use a mapping, make it conditional (you cant condition on env vars, because env vars are the values at the time the foreground process was created not current ones. Condition on something else like the cmdline or similar, see output of kitten @ ls.

[nenahp]

i switched from plugin long time ago maybe because it's slow on large scrollback

thanks i ll give it a try next time