Cannot resume sessions when setting variable
Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Oct 20, 2025 by MarianoFacundoArch Closed Oct 23, 2025
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.47.0
What subscription do you have?
PRO
Which model were you using?
Codex high
What platform is your computer?
24.5.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
When I launch commands like:
CODEX_HOME=/Users/myusername/Documents/Personal/Whatour/config/runtime/codex/fsdfds codex exec --json --skip-git-repo-check resume 019a03bf-3490-7733-bfb6-0376f023c045 "did i tell you my name? "
It does not restore the context, it creates a new session every single time. It happens only when I specify the CODEX_HOME path, if not, it works.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Launch codex resume for sessions while specifying CODEX_HOME to a different directory. It will not work and will create a new sesson, ignoring the resume.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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i can confirm it happens only if the path is in gitignore
Is the CODEX_HOME path provided covered by a gitignore?
Yes it is!
When i remove it from gitignore it works
How shall we fix this?
I'm working on https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/5311 to fix this.