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Reduce excess Git Bash process spawns in read_file

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101599 on 2 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items identify that read_file triggers an unusually high number of Git Bash process starts on Windows per read operation. The associated fixes aim to coalesce those backend probes into fewer executions.

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  • #101599 perf(file-ops): collapse read_file/write_file shell probes into one round-trip (salvage #95160)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/tools/file_ops_fakes.py, tests/tools/test_file_operations.py, tests/tools/test_file_operations_edge_cases.py, tests/tools/test_file_ops_single_roundtrip.py, tools/file_operations.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #90043 fix(tools): coalesce read_file into two Git Bash execs · superseded by another PR → #101599
  • #90447 fix(file): coalesce read_file backend probes · duplicate → #90043
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#90039read_file pays 4–5 Git Bash process starts per text read on Windows
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#101599
Closed issues
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2 PRs closed without merging
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2 Sep 2026

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