Version 1.0.49

# Claude Code v1.0.49 Changelog

• Automatic Git Bash detection: Claude Code now automatically detects and configures Git Bash on Windows systems
• Custom Git Bash path: Set CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH environment variable to specify a custom Git Bash location
• Path conversion: Added automatic Windows-to-Unix path conversion using cygpath for Git Bash compatibility

• Real-time file monitoring: Added comprehensive file watching capabilities powered by Chokidar
• Watch events: Support for file/directory add, change, unlink events with configurable options
• Symlink handling: Proper symlink resolution and circular symlink detection
• Performance optimizations: Binary file detection and optimized polling intervals for different file types

• Improved error messages: More helpful validation errors with specific suggestions for configuration issues
• Field-specific tips: Added contextual help for configuration errors (e.g., apiKeyHelper format)
• Documentation links: Automatic documentation links for configuration fields like permissions, env, and hooks

• Cross-platform support: Better handling of Windows paths with proper normalization
• Absolute path resolution: New utilities for resolving and joining paths across platforms
• Path validation: Enhanced validation for file paths and directory structures

• Readdirp integration: Advanced recursive directory reading with filtering capabilities
• Stream optimization: High-performance file enumeration with configurable water marks
• Error handling: Graceful handling of permission errors and inaccessible directories

• Removed duplicate imports and unused functions
• Fixed shell function snapshot generation issues
• Improved error handling for missing directories
• Better handling of special characters in file paths

• Added new utility functions: ls2, TfA, P29, IlA, ZlA, GlA, FlA, R79, YlA, WlA
• New classes: HlA (recursive directory reader), hy1 (Node.js file system handler), jlA (directory watcher), ylA (watch helper), dy1 (main watcher)
• Removed obsolete functions: M3, jQ, F9Q, hK, KuQ, jx6, sx6, Nh2, ox6, tx6, ex6

• CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH: Specify custom Git Bash location on Windows
• CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING: Force polling mode for file watching (true/false)
• CHOKIDAR_INTERVAL: Set polling interval in milliseconds

{
  persistent: true,           // Keep process alive while watching
  ignoreInitial: false,      // Emit events for initial scan
  followSymlinks: true,      // Follow symbolic links
  usePolling: false,         // Use fs.watchFile instead of fs.watch
  interval: 100,             // Polling interval (ms)
  binaryInterval: 300,       // Polling interval for binary files (ms)
  awaitWriteFinish: {        // Wait for writes to finish
    stabilityThreshold: 2000,
    pollInterval: 100
  }
}