core: only dump scrollback contents if there is scrollback

Fixes #1353

src/Surface.zig

@@ -2933,12 +2933,17 @@ pub fn performBindingAction(self: *Surface, action: input.Binding.Action) !bool
                     &self.io.terminal.screen,
                 );
 
+                // We only dump history if we have history. We still keep
+                // the file and write the empty file to the pty so that this
+                // command always works on the primary screen.
+                if (history_max > 0) {
                     try self.io.terminal.screen.dumpString(file.writer(), .{
                         .start = .{ .history = 0 },
                         .end = .{ .history = history_max -| 1 },
                         .unwrap = true,
                     });
                 }
+            }
 
             // Get the final path
             var path_buf: [std.fs.MAX_PATH_BYTES]u8 = undefined;