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Claude Code v2.1.290 ·

More shell commands using $$ now ask for permission

Shell commands using patterns like $$[ are now treated as too complex to judge and prompt for permission

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What

Before running a shell command, Claude Code reads it to decide whether it is safe to run without asking. Its reader now treats $ as a special variable name when checking subscripts. As a result, commands with patterns such as $$[ or $$:x are judged too complex to read and lead to a permission prompt.

The message shown when the reader cannot follow a ${ ...; } command substitution is also shorter. A command substitution runs a command and uses its output in place.

Why

Commands using these patterns that used to run without asking may now stop and ask for your approval first.

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