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Claude Code v2.1.299 ·

Claude Code now recognises bare git repositories

When Claude Code reads a repository's git settings, it now notes whether core.bare is set to true

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What

When Claude Code reads a repository's git configuration file, it now records whether the core.bare setting is true. A bare repository is one that holds git's history but has no ordinary working folder of checked-out files.

Why

Claude Code can now tell when it is pointed at a bare repository rather than a normal one.

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