[BUG] Clearing without any prompts causes problem
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 12, 2025 by byigitt Closed Jul 17, 2025
Environment
- Platform (select one):
- [ ] Anthropic API
- [ ] AWS Bedrock
- [ ] Google Vertex AI
- [X] Other: CLI
- Claude CLI version: 1.0.51 (Claude Code)
- Operating System: Windows 11
- Terminal: Powershell
Bug Description
When I try to do /clear without writing any prompts, I get this error:
node:fs:2426
return binding.writeFileUtf8(
^
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\user\.claude\projects\C--Users-user-Desktop-xxxx-xxxx\34cc578d-3ba8-493b-b78b-9eca63382845.jsonl'
at Object.writeFileSync (node:fs:2426:20)
at Module.appendFileSync (node:fs:2508:6)
at Object.appendFileSync (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:578:65509)
at Bw0.appendEntry (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:626:45)
at async Bw0.insertMessageChain (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:624:31143)
at async oF1 (file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/nvm/v22.14.0/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:627:1903) {
errno: -4058,
code: 'ENOENT',
syscall: 'open',
path: 'C:\\Users\\user\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-user-Desktop-xxxx-xxxx\\34cc578d-3ba8-493b-b78b-9eca63382845.jsonl'
}
Steps to Reproduce
- Write
claudeto open it. - Trust the folder.
- Write
/clearwithout writing any prompts. - ..and voila!
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Actual Behavior
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