[BUG] Edit tool corrupts GBK-encoded Chinese comments in source files
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What's Wrong?
When using the Edit tool to modify a C++ source file that uses GBK/GB2312 encoding, the tool changes the file encoding
and corrupts existing Chinese comments (they become garbled/unreadable).
Steps to reproduce:
- Have a C++ file with GBK encoding containing Chinese comments
- Use Edit tool to modify a small portion of code
- Check the file - existing Chinese comments are now corrupted/garbled
Expected behavior: Edit tool should preserve the original file encoding (GBK/GB2312) and not corrupt existing content
outside the modified lines.
Actual behavior: The Edit tool appears to convert the file to a different encoding (UTF-8), causing all existing
Chinese comments in the file to become unreadable.
Environment: Windows 10, working with legacy C++ projects that use GBK encoding
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希望这个问题能得到修复,让Edit工具能正确处理不同编码的文件。 而且使用sed时,文件的换行符CRLF被修改为LF
What Should Happen?
修改代码时,要保持文件编码不变
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
使用claude修改代码时,如果文件是GBK编码,修改后会中文乱码,换行符也被改了。希望保持原文件编码不变
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.107
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
Additional Information
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