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A Trailing Full-Width Period Made Claude Code's Batch Script Delete 1,068 Files

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A code comment character silently deleted a variable assignment, and the line after it turned del /F /Q "%WORK%" into del /F /Q "" — which doesn't fail, it deletes everything in the working directory. What the source says GitHub issue #92328 , filed September 5, 2026 against Claude Code 2.1.224 (Op…

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  1. 2026-09-06 08:41 · DEV Community — AI
    A Trailing Full-Width Period Made Claude Code's Batch Script Delete 1,068 Files

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