pwd fails in new sessions since 2.1.45 on Windows
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 18, 2026 by rweijnen Closed Feb 18, 2026
Description
Starting with version 2.1.45, new Claude Code sessions on Windows fail to resolve the working directory. Running pwd immediately after starting a session returns exit code 1 and Claude reports the CWD doesn't exist on disk.
This works correctly in 2.1.42.
Repro steps
claudein any project directory- Run
pwd - Exit code 1, Claude says the directory doesn't exist
Expected behavior
pwd should print the current working directory and exit 0, as it does in 2.1.42.
Environment
- Works: 2.1.42
- Broken: 2.1.45
- Platform: Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200)
- Shell: Git Bash / MSYS2
Workaround
Revert to 2.1.42
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