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 v2.1.296,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear Which feature uses this check, and so where a path with a backslash will now be refused, is not known.
What
Claude Code checks some file paths before using them. That check already refused paths that start with - or :, or that contain =>. It now also refuses any path that contains a backslash (\).
Why
This is a safety measure. Windows-style paths, which use backslashes, and paths with escaped characters used to pass this check and are now turned away.
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The writer flagged doubtWhich feature uses this check, and so where a path with a backslash will now be refused, is not known.
