Windows Safe Grep

About

The Windows Safe Grep skill provides specialized command patterns and path normalization techniques to prevent common ripgrep failures on Windows systems. It specifically addresses errors where backslash-space sequences (like '\n') are incorrectly interpreted as reserved device names or control characters, leading to 'os error 1'. By implementing forward-slash conversion and proper bash quoting, this skill ensures Claude can reliably search through codebases on Windows environments without path-related crashes.

Key Features

• Converts Windows backslashes to shell-safe forward slashes
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• Provides optimized 'find + grep' fallback patterns
• Handles paths containing spaces and special characters
• Prevents 'nul' device naming conflicts in file paths
• Supports cygpath path translation for bash environments

Use Cases

• Ensuring cross-platform search compatibility for AI-driven coding
• Fixing 'Incorrect function (os error 1)' during automated grep operations
• Searching codebases located in Windows directories with spaces