{"version":"2.1.285","anchor":"windows-git-longpaths-set","canonical_anchor":"windows-git-longpaths-set","heading":"Git config written by Claude Code now turns on long path support","tier":"notice","area":"Windows","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285\/e\/windows-git-longpaths-set","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.285","markdown":"### Git config written by Claude Code now turns on long path support\n\nA git config file that Claude Code generates now sets `longpaths = true`, so git can handle very long file paths\n\n**Unclear.** Which git config file this is, and when Claude Code generates it, is not clear.\n\n**What**\n\nA git configuration file that Claude Code generates now includes `longpaths = true` in its `[core]` section. This setting lets git work with file paths longer than Windows' traditional limit.\n\n**Why**\n\nRepositories with deeply nested folders or long file names should run into fewer git errors in the setup that uses this config.\n\n- Area: Windows\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}