CLAUDE_CODE_GLOB_NO_IGNORE
A Claude Code environment variable, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.138, including the newest one read.
What it is
Set to false to make the [Glob tool](/docs/en/tools-reference#glob-tool-behavior) respect .gitignore patterns. By default, Glob returns all matching files including gitignored ones. Does not affect @ file autocomplete, which has its own [respectGitignore setting](/docs/en/settings-reference#respectgitignore)
Anthropic's own wording. Read off Environment variables, captured 2026-08-28.
Presence across releases
| Releases | Reading | Declared type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.245 – 2.1.250 5 releases | never mined | — | — |
| 2.1.160 – 2.1.243 75 releases | in the build | bool | — |
| 2.1.138 – 2.1.159 20 releases | in the build | — | — |
A row reading never mined is a release with no archived bundle behind it. Nothing was read out of it, so nothing here says whether the name was in it. A declared type or a default is only ever what that release's own bundle stated.
Changelog entries naming it
No changelog entry here has ever named it. That is a statement about what has been written, not about the name: it has been in the build since v2.1.138 without anybody writing a line about it.
Documentation pages
- Environment variables reference table Claude Code CLI
- Tools reference mentions it Claude Code CLI
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Names beside it
Every environment variable in the inventory starting claude_code_glob, up to twelve of them.
CLAUDE_CODE_GLOB_HIDDENSet to false to exclude dotfiles from results when Claude invokes the [Glob tool](/docs/en/tools-reference#glob-tool-behavior). Included by default. Does not affect @ file autocomplete, ls, Grep, or Read 2.1.138
CLAUDE_CODE_GLOB_TIMEOUT_SECONDSTimeout in seconds for Glob tool file discovery. Defaults to 20 seconds on most platforms and 60 seconds on WSL 2.1.138
Read out of the published npm bundle release by release, and out of Anthropic's own documentation as this site captured it. Nothing on this page is a description anybody here wrote about what the environment variable does. All environment variables.