{"record":{"id":"a6c9117896b33f09","repo":"thedotmack/claude-mem","slug":"error-processing-relativepath","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Error processing ${relativePath}","messagePattern":"Error processing (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"src/cli/claude-md-commands.ts","lineNumber":430,"sourceCode":"function processFilesForCleanup(\n  filesToProcess: string[],\n  workingDir: string,\n  dryRun: boolean\n): number {\n  let deletedCount = 0;\n  let cleanedCount = 0;\n  let errorCount = 0;\n\n  for (const file of filesToProcess) {\n    const relativePath = path.relative(workingDir, file);\n\n    try {\n      const result = cleanSingleFile(file, relativePath, dryRun);\n      if (result === 'deleted') deletedCount++;\n      else cleanedCount++;\n    } catch (error) {\n      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);\n      logger.warn('CLAUDE_MD', `Error processing ${relativePath}`, { error: errorMessage });\n      errorCount++;\n    }\n  }\n\n  logger.info('CLAUDE_MD', 'CLAUDE.md cleanup complete', {\n    deleted: deletedCount,\n    cleaned: cleanedCount,\n    errors: errorCount,\n    dryRun\n  });\n\n  return 0;\n}\n\nfunction cleanSingleFile(file: string, relativePath: string, dryRun: boolean): 'deleted' | 'cleaned' {\n  const content = readFileSync(file, 'utf-8');\n  const stripped = content.replace(/<claude-mem-context>[\\s\\S]*?<\\/claude-mem-context>/g, '').trim();\n","sourceCodeStart":412,"sourceCodeEnd":448,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/blob/d8bc9755e74915e5c3b999181e10a67c889bce2a/src/cli/claude-md-commands.ts#L412-L448","documentation":"processFilesForCleanup wraps each cleanSingleFile call in try/catch. If cleanup of one CLAUDE.md throws (read/write errors, permission issues, malformed front-matter handling), this warning logs the relative path and error, increments errorCount, and processing continues with the remaining files.","triggerScenarios":"cleanClaudeMd iterates CLAUDE.md files and cleanSingleFile throws for a specific file — unreadable file, write denied during non-dry-run deletion/cleanup, or an internal parsing exception in the cleanup logic.","commonSituations":"Files owned by another user; read-only mounts; symlinked or deleted files mid-run; hand-edited CLAUDE.md with content the cleaner cannot handle.","solutions":["Check permissions/ownership of the specific file in the log message","Run with --dry-run first to see what would change without writing","Fix or manually review the offending CLAUDE.md, then re-run cleanup","Run the command as a user with write access to the repo"],"exampleFix":"// before\nnpx claude-mem clean\n// after\nnpx claude-mem clean --dry-run  # inspect first, then run for real","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"if (!existsSync(relativePath) || !statSync(relativePath).isFile()) { errorCount++; return; }\naccessSync(relativePath, fsConstants.W_OK);","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  const result = cleanSingleFile(file, relativePath, dryRun);\n} catch (e) {\n  logger.warn('CLAUDE_MD', `Error processing ${relativePath}`, { error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) });\n  errorCount++;\n}","preventionTips":["Always dry-run first before destructive cleanup","Run cleanup with write permission on the repo","Handle symlinks/deleted files explicitly in iteration","Review the per-file error log to fix one file at a time"],"tags":["filesystem","cleanup","claude-md"],"backgroundTag":"file-write-failed","analyzedSha":"d8bc9755e74915e5c3b999181e10a67c889bce2a","analyzedAt":"2026-09-17T16:40:26.182Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-17T16:40:26.182Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}