cli/cli · error

failed to write codespace name to output file: %w

Error message

failed to write codespace name to output file: %w

What it means

Error "failed to write codespace name to output file: %w" thrown in cli/cli.

Source

Thrown at pkg/cmd/codespace/select.go:74

//
// ```
func (a *App) Select(ctx context.Context, opts selectOptions) (err error) {
	codespace, err := opts.selector.Select(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if opts.filePath != "" {
		f, err := os.Create(opts.filePath)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create output file: %w", err)
		}

		defer safeClose(f, &err)

		_, err = f.WriteString(codespace.Name)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write codespace name to output file: %w", err)
		}

		return nil
	}

	fmt.Fprintln(a.io.Out, codespace.Name)

	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. Check write permissions on the output file path, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/cmd/codespace/select.go:74 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of cli/cli@0eeec0b92e (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/29e0ae5e1eb48137. Report an issue: GitHub.