Permission scanner misclassifies git -L arguments and shell command text as directory paths
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### 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.
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Reproduza o prompt de permissão com o comando shell fornecido e, em seguida, rastreie o scanner de permissões da CLI que coleta candidatos de caminho a partir dos argumentos de git -L e do texto shell encadeado. Compare a lista de candidatos com o argumento real do sistema de arquivos e verifique se a expressão de pesquisa e os tokens shell finais não produzem mais prompts de acesso a diretórios.
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Avaliação
- Stack de tecnologia
- git, shell
- Domínio
- cli, security
- Tipo de issue
- Bug
- Dificuldade
- 3/5
- Tempo estimado
- 1-2 dias
- Status de atividade
- Pouca atividade
- Clareza
- Razoavelmente clara
- Facilidade para iniciantes
- 55/100