[BUG] Deleting its CWD breaks its shell
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 16, 2026 by hughesjs Closed Feb 16, 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?
When I ask CC to do something in a temp dir (like make a test project and check it can import my library), it then cleans up after itself.
That's great, that bit works.
Problem is, it deletes its CWD (the temp dir) and then completely breaks its shell and cannot recover until I exit CC and resume.
What Should Happen?
It should be able to recover its internal shell to a sensible state without restart, or will change its CWD before deleting the temp dir
Error Messages/Logs
Every shell command just fails with a 1 err code
Steps to Reproduce
- "Do x in a temp directory to check Y and then clean up after yourself"
- "Run some shell command"
Observe failure.
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.42
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Other Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
_No response_
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