On Big Sur, session restoration will eventually kill the shell in iTerm and Terminal.app
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- iTerm2 version: 3.3.11
- OS version: macOS 11.0 Beta (20A4299v)
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Detailed steps to reproduce the problem:
- With session restoration enabled, open multiple terminal sessions in iTerm
- Close them without explicitly typing exit
What happened:
After a fairly short period of time the iTerm won't present a shell, only a cursor. Terminal.app will respond the same at this point and the Mac won't cleanly shutdown.
What should have happened:
Sessions should continue to work.
Workaround:
Disabling Enable session restoration under Preferences > Advanced > Session resolves prevents the hang ups, albeit with the obvious loss of functionality.