Permission scanner misclassifies git -L arguments and shell command text as directory paths
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Descripción
### Describe the bug
Copilot CLI incorrectly flags parts of a shell command as directory access candidates when running `git log -L ...` with a search expression that starts with `/`.
In my case, the permission prompt displayed a synthetic "path" composed of:
- the `git log -L` search expression
- a source file path
- trailing shell text such as `&& printf`
This is not a real filesystem path. It appears the permission scanner is lexically collecting slash-prefixed command arguments and adjacent shell text, then presenting the result as an "Allow directory access" prompt.
### Affected version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.73
### Steps to reproduce the behavior
Run a shell command shaped like this:
```bash
cd /REPO_ROOT && printf '%s\n' '---marker---' && git --no-pager log --oneline -L '/requestMatchers(HttpMethod).GET, "/some-route"/,+1:/project-module/src/main/java/com/example/security/SecurityConfig.java'
```
Then ask Copilot CLI to execute it under normal permissions.
### Actual behavior
Copilot CLI shows an **Allow directory access** prompt and presents a "path" that is actually a mixture of:
- the `-L` search expression
- the Java source path
- trailing shell tokens such as `&& printf`
Example of the misclassified candidate shape:
```text
/requestMatchers(HttpMethod).GET, "/some-route"/,+1:/project-module/src/main/java/com/example/security/SecurityConfig.java && printf
/**
/requestMatchers(HttpMethod).GET,
/\*\*
/,+1:/project-module/src/main/java/com/example/security/SecurityConfig.java
```
This is not a valid directory path and should not be treated as one.
### Expected behavior
Copilot CLI should not interpret `git -L` expressions or adjacent shell command text as filesystem paths.
If path scanning is needed, it should distinguish between:
- actual filesystem arguments
- regex/search expressions
- shell syntax and chained commands
### Impact
This causes unnecessary permission prompts on normal investigation commands and interrupts the workflow.
### Additional context
This looks related to other permission/path misclassification issues, especially cases where slash-prefixed strings or URL-like arguments are treated as local paths.
Guía de contribución
Línea de trabajo
Reproduce la solicitud de permisos con el comando de shell proporcionado y, a continuación, sigue el escáner de permisos de la CLI que recopila candidatos de rutas a partir de los argumentos de git -L y del texto de shell encadenado. Compara la lista de candidatos con el argumento real del sistema de archivos y verifica que la expresión de búsqueda y los tokens de shell posteriores ya no produzcan solicitudes de acceso a directorios.
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Evaluación
- Stack tecnológico
- git, shell
- Área
- cli, security
- Tipo de issue
- Error
- Dificultad
- 3/5
- Tiempo estimado
- 1-2 días
- Estado de actividad
- Tranquilo
- Claridad
- Bastante claro
- Aptitud para principiantes
- 55/100