CLAUDE_CODE_STRICT_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT

Updated October 14, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_CODE_STRICT_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT is a Claude Code environment variable: Set to 1 to keep prompting on a run-time or inline rm in a shell -c script Claude Code cannot read. Left unset, scripts that do not visibly run rm no longer trigger the prompt. New in v2.1.299. Added in v2.1.299 and still present in v2.1.299. It is not in the official reference.

How to set it

For one session, export it in the shell that starts Claude Code:

export CLAUDE_CODE_STRICT_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT=<value>
claude

To apply it to every session, add it to the env object of a settings file:

// ~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_STRICT_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT": "<value>"
  }
}

Release notes that mention it

• Claude Code Version Tracker: Undocumented Env Vars, Feature Gates & Models
• claude-code-env-vars-v2-1-299

Related variables

• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT: Turns off the new prompt that catches a dangerous rm inside an inline bash -c or sh -c script.
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BG_SHELL_PRESSURE_REAP
• CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_WINDOWS_SHELL_LAUNCHER
• CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL: Override shell for Bash tool (must be bash or zsh).
• CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIX: Prefix command for shell execution.
• CLAUDE_CODE_INLINE_TOOLS
• CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_LAUNCHER_SCRIPT
• CLAUDE_CODE_SHELL_PREFIXI50

Frequently asked questions

All variables, searchable: Claude Code environment variables.