Question

doctl on Powershell: "error getting terminal size: The handle is invalid."

Posted on December 12, 2024
DigitalOcean API and CLI (doctl)
Asked by Marc Bernard

I’m getting an error trying to open a console on Windows:

PS> pwsh -version

PowerShell 7.4.6

PS> doctl version

doctl version 1.120.0-release Git commit hash: 2ec5fba2

PS> doctl apps console 769fa75a-… id-…

Error: error getting terminal size: The handle is invalid.

Any help appreciated!

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Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• December 16, 2024

Accepted Answer

Hi Marc!

Sometimes running doctl directly in Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) or Windows Terminal (instead of PowerShell) resolves the issue. Have you by any chance tried that?

If the above still does not work, try running doctl inside a WSL (Linux) environment or another Bash shell, which should handle terminal sizes more smoothly:

Install WSL if you haven’t already.
Run doctl from the WSL terminal:
```
doctl apps console <app-id>
```

If the problem persists, you could report this as a bug on the doctl GitHub repository. Make sure to share the exact details about your environment and the error can help the DigitalOcean team address this.

- Bobby