File watcher EINVAL error prints over TUI input textbox
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 21, 2026 by smm-h Closed Jan 25, 2026
Description
Occasionally, a file watcher error prints directly to stderr, corrupting the TUI display by appearing in the middle of the bottom input textbox.
Error message
Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, watch '/home/m/.claude-personal/.claude.json.tmp.1398822.1768998411416'
at watch (unknown)
at new FSWatcher (node:fs:30:31)
at watch (node:fs:300:23)
at MGL (/$bunfs/root/claude:168:12389)
at CiB (/$bunfs/root/claude:168:17599)
at _watchWithNodeFs (/$bunfs/root/claude:168:12870)
at _handleFile (/$bunfs/root/claude:168:13613)
at _addToNodeFs (/$bunfs/root/claude:168:16640)
Expected behavior
This error should be caught and handled silently (or logged to a file) rather than printed to stderr where it disrupts the TUI.
Root cause
This appears to be a race condition where the file watcher tries to watch a temporary config file (.claude.json.tmp.*) that was created during an atomic write operation but has already been renamed/deleted by the time the watcher attaches.
Environment
- OS: Linux (Fedora, kernel 6.17.11-300.fc43.x86_64)
- Platform: x86_64
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