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Claude Code v2.1.290 ·

Claude no longer reads a command's output file to tell if it finished

For background commands on a remote host, Claude is now told the host reports whether a command is still running, not its output file

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What

Claude can run a command in the background on a remote host, writing its output to a file. The message Claude gets back used to say the command was over once the file's last line read [exited with code N] or a stopped notice. That instruction is gone. The message now says the host itself reports whether the command is still running, not the file.

Why

This changes how Claude judges whether a background command has finished, so it relies on the host rather than on what the output file happens to end with.

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