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fix(cli): t3 uninstall on Windows removes the downloaded runtime #24874

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fix(cli): t3 uninstall on Windows removes the runtime directory
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'github/main' into maria/takeover-pr-24874
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fix(cli): preserve literal Windows uninstall paths
maria-rcks Oct 26, 2026
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22 changes: 21 additions & 1 deletion apps/server/src/cli/uninstall.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
import * as Path from "effect/Path";
import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";

import { findOwnedLauncher } from "./uninstall.ts";
import { findOwnedLauncher, spawnWindowsRemoval } from "./uninstall.ts";

it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("t3 uninstall launcher", (it) => {
it.effect("claims only a launcher that points into this home's runtime tree", () =>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -35,3 +35,23 @@ it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("t3 uninstall launcher", (it) => {
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provideService(HostProcess.Platform, "linux")),
);
});

it.live.runIf(HostProcess.Platform.defaultValue() === "win32")(
"t3 uninstall has cmd.exe remove the runtime directory, spaces in its path included",
() =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
const root = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-uninstall-" });
const runtimeDir = path.join(root, "t3 home", "runtime");
yield* fs.makeDirectory(path.join(runtimeDir, "versions", "1.0.0"), { recursive: true });
yield* fs.writeFileString(path.join(runtimeDir, "versions", "1.0.0", "t3.exe"), "");

const child = spawnWindowsRemoval(process.env.ComSpec ?? "cmd.exe", runtimeDir);
yield* Effect.callback<void>((resume) => {
child.once("exit", () => resume(Effect.void));
});

assert.isFalse(yield* fs.exists(runtimeDir));
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(NodeServices.layer)),
);
23 changes: 15 additions & 8 deletions apps/server/src/cli/uninstall.ts
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ export const findOwnedLauncher = Effect.fn("cli.uninstall.find_launcher")(functi
return launcherOwnsVersionsDir(path, input.versionsDir, resolved) ? input.launchedAs : undefined;
});

/**
* Removes `dir` from a detached cmd.exe about two seconds later, once t3 has exited. `shell` makes
* Node pass cmd the line verbatim as `/d /s /c "<line>"`. As a plain argument, the quotes around
* `dir` would reach cmd escaped as `\"`, which cmd keeps literally, so `rmdir` would fail.
*/
export function spawnWindowsRemoval(comspec: string, dir: string) {
return NodeChildProcess.spawn(`ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 >nul & rmdir /s /q "${dir}"`, {

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🔴 Critical cli/uninstall.ts:75

When dir contains %USERNAME%, cmd.exe expands it before rmdir runs, so uninstalling C:\t3-%USERNAME%\runtime deletes C:\t3-Alice\runtime when USERNAME=Alice—a potentially unconfirmed directory. Because dir is interpolated into command source, quoting does not prevent percent expansion; pass the path as data and disable delayed expansion.

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In file @apps/server/src/cli/uninstall.ts around line 75:

When `dir` contains `%USERNAME%`, `cmd.exe` expands it before `rmdir` runs, so uninstalling `C:\t3-%USERNAME%\runtime` deletes `C:\t3-Alice\runtime` when `USERNAME=Alice`—a potentially unconfirmed directory. Because `dir` is interpolated into command source, quoting does not prevent percent expansion; pass the path as data and disable delayed expansion.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Keep the runtime path literal in the shell command.

If dir contains a literal segment such as %USERNAME%, cmd.exe expands that segment even inside quotes. rmdir can then target a different directory, while the intended runtime remains. Pass dir through a dedicated environment variable instead of inserting it into the command text. Add a test with a literal %USERNAME% directory segment. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/cli/uninstall.ts at line 75:
Update the NodeChildProcess.spawn invocation in the uninstall flow to keep dir
out of the shell command text: pass it through a dedicated environment variable
and use that variable as the rmdir target. Add a test confirming a directory
path containing a literal %USERNAME% segment is removed without altering that
segment.

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shell: comspec,
detached: true,
stdio: "ignore",
windowsHide: true,
});
}

const planUninstall = Effect.fn("cli.uninstall.plan")(function* (input: {
readonly baseDir: string;
}) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -183,14 +197,7 @@ const runUninstall = Effect.fn("cli.uninstall.run")(function* (input: {
const runtimeDir = plan.runtimeDir;
const comspec = environment["ComSpec"] ?? environment["COMSPEC"] ?? "cmd.exe";
yield* Effect.try({
try: () => {
const child = NodeChildProcess.spawn(
comspec,
["/d", "/c", `ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 >nul & rmdir /s /q "${runtimeDir}"`],
{ detached: true, stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true },
);
child.unref();
},
try: () => spawnWindowsRemoval(comspec, runtimeDir).unref(),
catch: () =>
new CliUninstallError({
reason: `Could not schedule removal of ${runtimeDir}. Delete it yourself once this window is closed.`,
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