Proposed fix: [Claude Code Bash tool] 'task output swap refused (tasks dir moved or linked)' / 'Command killed: its output file was replaced or could no longer be verified'
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Recommended action: Upgrade to >= v2.1.260; restart with CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR set to a fresh dir nothing else manages; or remove the stray link/dir itself and restart.
Option: Upgrade to >= v2.1.260; restart with CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR set to a fresh dir nothing else manages; or remove the stray link/dir itself and restart. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Running Bash commands while something replaces/links entries under the Claude temp dir
Steps:
1. claude update (>= v2.1.260)
2. export CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR=<fresh dir> and restart
3. Remove the stray entry (not its target) under the temp project dir
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
623b696a-75d2-4be5-bc9d-5c3858ca9570
Proposed action
Recommended action: Upgrade to >= v2.1.260; restart with CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR set to a fresh dir nothing else manages; or remove the stray link/dir itself and restart.
Option: Upgrade to >= v2.1.260; restart with CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR set to a fresh dir nothing else manages; or remove the stray link/dir itself and restart. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Running Bash commands while something replaces/links entries under the Claude temp dir
Steps:
1. claude update (>= v2.1.260)
2. export CLAUDE_CODE_TMPDIR=<fresh dir> and restart
3. Remove the stray entry (not its target) under the temp project dir
Expected: The error no longer appears.
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Lifecycle
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