"rtk init --global" breaks symlink #653

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1. TechWizard9999 commented on Mar 18, 2026

   

   TechWizard9999

   on Mar 18, 2026

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   I’m taking this issue. I’ll fix settings.json patching so symlinked settings files are preserved (no symlink replacement), with tests, in a focused PR against develop.
2. TechWizard9999 commented on Mar 18, 2026

   

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   I’ve submitted a PR to address this issue: #675

   Changes include:

   • preserving symlinked settings.json during patch writes (no symlink replacement)
   • writing a portable hook command path instead of machine-specific absolute paths
   • updating manual patch instructions to the same portable command format
   • adding regression tests for both behaviors

   Validation run:

   • cargo fmt --all --check
   • rtk cargo clippy --all-targets
   • rtk cargo test

   Please review when you get a chance.
3. pszymkowiak

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   area:config

   bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

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   good first issueGood for newcomersGood for newcomers

   priority:medium

   on Mar 20, 2026
4. pszymkowiak commented on Mar 20, 2026

   

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   wshm · Automated triage by AI

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   🐛 Category	bug
   🟠 Priority	high
   🎯 Confidence	92%

   Summary

   rtk init --global destroys settings.json symlinks by overwriting with a regular file; two PRs (#675, #2088) already in progress with fixes.

   This looks like a simple fix that could be auto-resolved. Repo maintainers can use /wshm fix to attempt it.

   📁 Relevant files

   • src/init.rs

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5. pszymkowiak

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   on Apr 12, 2026
6. ChrisGVE

   added 2 commits that reference this issue on May 26, 2026

   fix(init): preserve settings.json symlink during atomic write

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   This issue will close once commit cf7e5fd is merged into the 'develop' branch.

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   fix(init): preserve settings.json symlink during atomic write

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   This issue will close once commit 888d874 is merged into the 'develop' branch.

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7. pszymkowiak

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   area:config

   priority:high

   on May 27, 2026
8. KuSh

   assigned

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   and unassigned

   KuSh

   on May 31, 2026
9. KuSh

   added a commit that references this issue on May 31, 2026

   fix(init): preserve settings.json symlink during atomic write

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   This issue will close once commit 508192d is merged into the 'develop' branch.

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10. KuSh

    closed this as completedin #2088on May 31, 2026
11. ryanmurf

    added a commit that references this issue on Jul 25, 2026

    chore: sync fork with upstream rtk-ai/rtk v0.43.0 (#22)

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    This issue will close once commit d94c333 is merged into the 'master' branch.

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