[BUG] "'/^??/" in Bash(git status --porcelain | awk '/^??/ {print $2}') is interpreted as a path outside the project dir

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 1, 2025 by behrangsa Closed Nov 4, 2025

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

At one point during its flow, Claude Code wanted to run:

Bash(git status --porcelain | awk '/^??/ {print $2}')

But it interpreted /^??/ as some malformed-looking path outside the project directory and asked for some Read(...) permission that I forgot.

Looks like the parser/grammar for finding/interpreting paths in the Bash command is buggy and broken.

What Should Happen?

CC shouldn't ask for Read(...) permission to a weird looking path due to the presence of /^??/ as an argument to awk in the Bash(git status --porcelain | awk '/^??/ {print $2}') command.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

I can't say for sure, but create a brand new project and instruct CC to run git status --porcelain | awk '/^??/ {print $2}' and it will ask you for permission.

Ensure Sonnet 4.5 is the selected model.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.30

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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