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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

Path resolver gives up on a new sentinel

The file path resolver now returns a path unchanged when its lookup gives back a special marker value

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Unclear The finding does not say what situation produces the marker value.

What

Claude Code has a resolver that works out where a file path really points, following symlinks (shortcuts to other files or folders). When its lookup now returns a particular marker value, the resolver stops and hands back the original path unchanged, treating it as neither a symlink nor its final form.

Why

In that case the path is used exactly as given rather than being rewritten.

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The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say what situation produces the marker value.

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