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Codex CLI patch improves rm-command safety

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OpenAI's Codex CLI 0.144.5 catches more forced-rm command variants and gives clearer rejection reasons when a dangerous command is denied.

By Rami Steitieh Thursday, 16 July · 14:05 UTC Read 1 min · 2 sources

Codex CLI 0.144.5, released July 16, expands the tool’s dangerous-command check to catch more forced rm variants and prints a clearer explanation when it blocks a command. It is a single safety fix, not a feature release.

sources

01Codex changelogdevelopers.openai.com · primary (changelog)
02Codex CLI 0.144.5 release notesgithub.com/openai · primary (release notes)

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