You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PermissionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.281,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Claude Code warns about risky shell commands before running them. For commands like rm "$VAR/child", the warning now covers the case where the variable is empty, so the command would delete /child at the top of the filesystem. It suggests writing the path out in full, or using the ${VAR:?} form, which makes the shell stop with an error if the variable is empty. When the command is run again through eval or extra quoting, the warning adds that the quotes of a pasted guard would not protect it.
Why
An empty variable can quietly turn a delete aimed at a subfolder into a delete at the root of the system. The warning now names that risk and a fix that holds up.
