symlink resolution bug in search_files grep fallback
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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116812 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116812. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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resolved, deciding PR #116812. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items concern a bug where search_files silently returns zero results when the search root is a symlinked path, specifically in the grep and find fallback code paths. The work involves resolving symlinks before passing the path to the fallback logic.
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Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#116812 fix(tools): search_files follows a symlinked root on the grep and find fallback lanes (#116270, salvage #116342)
files:
tests/tools/test_search_budget_truncation.py,tests/tools/test_search_zero_match_and_multipath.py,tools/file_operations_search.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#116271 fix(tools): resolve a symlinked search root before the grep fallback sees it · done elsewhere →
d5ee184,#116812,#116270,#116342
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#116270[Bug]: search_files grep fallback silently returns 0 matches for a symlinked path (no error, no warning)
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- #116812
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- 1 PR closed without merging
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- 20 Sep 2026