Introduce allowChords setting

Fixes #44764

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.contribution.ts

@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			},
 			default: []
 		},
+		'terminal.integrated.allowChords': {
+			markdownDescription: nls.localize('terminal.integrated.allowChords', "Whether or not to allow chord keybindings in the terminal. Note that when this is true and the keystroke results in a chord it will bypass `terminal.integrated.commandsToSkipShell`, setting this to false is particularly useful when you want ctrl+k to go to your shell (not VS Code)."),
+			type: 'boolean',
+			default: true
+		},
 		'terminal.integrated.inheritEnv': {
 			markdownDescription: nls.localize('terminal.integrated.inheritEnv', "Whether new shells should inherit their environment from VS Code. This is not supported on Windows."),
 			type: 'boolean',

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts

@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ export class TerminalInstance extends Disposable implements ITerminalInstance {
 				// within commandsToSkipShell
 				const standardKeyboardEvent = new StandardKeyboardEvent(event);
 				const resolveResult = this._keybindingService.softDispatch(standardKeyboardEvent, standardKeyboardEvent.target);
-				if (resolveResult && (resolveResult.enterChord || this._skipTerminalCommands.some(k => k === resolveResult.commandId))) {
+				const allowChords = resolveResult && resolveResult.enterChord && this._configHelper.config.allowChords;
+				if (allowChords || resolveResult && this._skipTerminalCommands.some(k => k === resolveResult.commandId)) {
 					event.preventDefault();
 					return false;
 				}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export interface ITerminalConfiguration {
 	detectLocale: 'auto' | 'off' | 'on';
 	scrollback: number;
 	commandsToSkipShell: string[];
+	allowChords: boolean;
 	cwd: string;
 	confirmOnExit: boolean;
 	enableBell: boolean;