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HDCode 80f80181c2 fix(core): require approval for force delete on Windows (#8590)
### What
Implemented detection for dangerous "force delete" commands on Windows
to trigger the user approval prompt when `--ask-for-approval on-request`
is set. This aligns Windows behavior with the existing safety checks for
`rm -rf` on Linux.

### Why
Fixes #8567 - a critical safety gap where destructive Windows commands
could bypass the approval prompt. This prevents accidental data loss by
ensuring the user explicitly confirms operations that would otherwise
suppress the OS's native confirmation prompts.

### How
Updated the Windows command safety module to identify and flag the
following patterns as dangerous:
*   **PowerShell**:
* Detects `Remove-Item` (and aliases `rm`, `ri`, `del`, `erase`, `rd`,
`rmdir`) when used with the `-Force` flag.
* Uses token-based analysis to robustly detect these patterns even
inside script blocks (`{...}`), sub-expression `(...)`, or
semicolon-chained sequences.
*   **CMD**:
    *   Detects `del /f` (force delete files).
    *   Detects `rd /s /q` (recursive delete quiet).
* **Command Chaining**: Added support for analyzing chained commands
(using `&`, `&&`, `|`, `||`) to separate and check individual commands
(e.g., catching `del /f` hidden in `echo log & del /f data`).

### Testing
Added comprehensive unit tests covering:
* **PowerShell**: `Remove-Item -Path 'test' -Recurse -Force` (Exact
reproduction case).
* **Complex Syntax**: Verified detection inside blocks (e.g., `if
($true) { rm -Force }`) and with trailing punctuation.
*   **CMD**:
    *   `del /f` (Flagged).
    *   `rd /s /q` (Flagged).
    *   Chained commands: `echo hi & del /f file` (Flagged).
*   **False Positives**:
    *   `rd /s` (Not flagged - relies on native prompt).
    *   Standard deletions without force flags.

Verified with `cargo test` and `cargo clippy`.

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Co-authored-by: Eric Traut <etraut@openai.com>
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codex-core

This crate implements the business logic for Codex. It is designed to be used by the various Codex UIs written in Rust.

Dependencies

Note that codex-core makes some assumptions about certain helper utilities being available in the environment. Currently, this support matrix is:

macOS

Expects /usr/bin/sandbox-exec to be present.

When using the workspace-write sandbox policy, the Seatbelt profile allows writes under the configured writable roots while keeping .git (directory or pointer file), the resolved gitdir: target, and .codex read-only.

Linux

Expects the binary containing codex-core to run the equivalent of codex sandbox linux (legacy alias: codex debug landlock) when arg0 is codex-linux-sandbox. See the codex-arg0 crate for details.

All Platforms

Expects the binary containing codex-core to simulate the virtual apply_patch CLI when arg1 is --codex-run-as-apply-patch. See the codex-arg0 crate for details.