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Claude Code v2.1.290 ·

Two more git merge files are on Claude Code's list of git's own files

MERGE_RR and MERGE_AUTOSTASH join MERGE_HEAD and MERGE_MSG on Claude Code's list of git's internal file names

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Unclear It is not clear what Claude Code does with this list, for example whether these files are now protected from edits.

What

Git, the version control tool, writes some files of its own while it merges changes. Claude Code keeps a list of these file names, which already held MERGE_HEAD and MERGE_MSG. The list now also holds MERGE_RR and MERGE_AUTOSTASH.

Why

Claude Code now treats two more of git's merge files as git's own files.

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The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what Claude Code does with this list, for example whether these files are now protected from edits.

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