From 315562d73d5d7f6c77dc5c3092557918e4e30170 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 21:46:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Cleanup previous PR

---
 docs/changelog.rst          | 3 +++
 kitty/options/definition.py | 2 +-
 kitty/window.py             | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 9be526fe0..c3dfbd716 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
 - Wayland: Update bundled copy of libwayland to 1.24 from 1.23.1 because the
   just released mesa 25.2.0 breaks with libwayland < 1.24 (:iss:`8884`)
 
+- macOS: Pass the :kbd:`Cmd+C` shortcut to the application running in the
+  terminal when no text is selected (:pull:`8946`)
+
 0.42.2 [2025-07-16]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/options/definition.py b/kitty/options/definition.py
index ad47c44b6..7eb1247a9 100644
--- a/kitty/options/definition.py
+++ b/kitty/options/definition.py
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@ to :kbd:`Ctrl+C`. It will copy only if there is a selection and send an
 interrupt otherwise. Similarly, :ac:`copy_and_clear_or_interrupt` will copy
 and clear the selection or send an interrupt if there is no selection.
 The :ac:`copy_or_noop` action will copy if there is a selection and pass
-the key through to the application if there is no selection.
+the key through to the application running in the terminal if there is no selection.
 '''
     )
 map('Copy to clipboard or pass through',
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index f879d8086..df4c67f41 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -2142,14 +2142,14 @@ class Window:
             self.scroll_end()
             self.write_to_child(self.encoded_key(KeyEvent(key=ord('c'), mods=GLFW_MOD_CONTROL)))
 
-    @ac('cp', 'Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard, if no selection, pass the key through to the application')
+    @ac('cp', 'Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard, if no selection,'
+        ' pass the key through to the application running in the terminal.')
     def copy_or_noop(self) -> bool:
         text = self.text_for_selection()
         if text:
             set_clipboard_string(text)
             return False
-        else:
-            return True
+        return True
 
     @ac('cp', 'Copy the selected text from the active window to the clipboard and clear selection, if no selection, send SIGINT (aka :kbd:`ctrl+c`)')
     def copy_and_clear_or_interrupt(self) -> None: