[BUG] double dash getting stripped from shell commands by bash tool

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 5, 2025 by mellowfish Closed Jan 5, 2026

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?

Double dash getting stripped out of final command executed by the bash/shell tool

Seen in ps aux | grep test

npm test tests/integration/playback-tracking.test.ts 
/bin/bash -c -l source /Users/my-user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-bash-1764944586862-i1rnkf.sh && { shopt -u extglob || setopt NO_EXTENDED_GLOB; } 2>/dev/null || true && eval 'cd /my/project/folder && npm test -- tests/folder/some-test.test.ts' \< /dev/null && pwd -P >| /var/folders/f3/b7rxkff554n2bs9gsg2dwm200000gp/T/claude-19b5-cwd

What Should Happen?

Claude is trying to run the correct version of the command with a -- in it, but it is getting lost by the Shell tool somewhere along the way, so the final command that runs doesn't have it.

Expected command (and start of expected output showing it is working)

npm test -- tests/integration/playback-tracking.test.ts

> test
> vitest run tests/integration/playback-tracking.test.ts

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Ask claude to run a specific test file in a vitest project with a package script "test": "vitest run" (not sure if that is actually important, but it does reveal the bug since this produces incorrect syntax)

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.59 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

Possibly related to #5839

Sorry not sure which version worked, but it has been broken for at least a week, maybe two or three?

I have been able to work around it, but its annoying (and breaks other commands than just this test one, that's just the most common failure)

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