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Reputation: 1456

How to fix "Filename too long error" during git clone

I am trying to take a git clone from a particular branch of my bitbucket repository using the below command: git clone <url> --branch <branchname>.

However, I am getting the below error while taking the clone:

error:unable to create file foldername/nodemodules/......: Filename too long.

I tried resolving this by running the below command in my git cmd git config --system core.longpaths true.

But I am getting:

error: could not lock config file c://.gitconfig: Permission denied error: could not lock config file c://.gitconfig: Invalid argument.

How do I solve these two errors?

Upvotes: 89

Views: 186439

Answers (10)

Pravin Pawar
Pravin Pawar

Reputation: 23

This issue usually comes for Windows when you have large files to be cloned, and Windows have some size restrictions while clonning, So you can run below Global command to allow it clone longpath files

git config --global core.longpaths true

Upvotes: 0

Naveen kumar Kota
Naveen kumar Kota

Reputation: 1

Run following command:

git config --system --get core.longpaths

You can check if the path was correctly set to true by running following command in git bash:

git config --list --system core.longpaths=true

Upvotes: 0

Vishakha
Vishakha

Reputation: 21

Adding longpaths = true under [core] followed by Runnig git reset --hard origin/xxx from Git Bash. This worked for me.

Upvotes: 2

ankit rawat
ankit rawat

Reputation: 421

Instead of git config --system core.longpaths true try:

git config --global core.longpaths true

--system will set the variables for all users on the system, but what you are looking for is to the set it for currently logged in user.

Upvotes: 41

Duong Anh
Duong Anh

Reputation: 557

You can try setting long path with command (as Administrator): git config --system core.longpaths true

Upvotes: 13

Bibin Chorickanpara
Bibin Chorickanpara

Reputation: 81

I was not having admin rights. So I had to go to config file in .git folder (hidden) in the same folder that you started the clone in local machine . Then add longpaths = true under [core] .Run git reset --hard origin/xxx from Git Bash. This worked for me.

Upvotes: 2

Lakshmipathi G
Lakshmipathi G

Reputation: 159

If command git config core.longpaths true not worked then try changing it manually.

Go to .git folder of your project (make sure you are enabled hidden items view in file explorer) and Open the config file. File content will look like below

[core]
    repositoryformatversion = 0
    filemode = false
    bare = false
    logallrefupdates = true
    symlinks = false
    ignorecase = true
    hideDotFiles = dotGitOnly
[remote "origin"]
    url = https://<domain>/scm/<project>/<repo>.git
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[branch "master"]
    remote = origin
    merge = refs/heads/master

Add longpaths = true property manually under [core] section. Save it and try pulling the code from fresh git bash session. It will solve the issue.

[core]
        repositoryformatversion = 0
        filemode = false
        bare = false
        logallrefupdates = true
        symlinks = false
        ignorecase = true
        hideDotFiles = dotGitOnly
        longpaths = true

Upvotes: 6

Pranav Tiwari
Pranav Tiwari

Reputation: 11

Basically we need to set a variable "longpaths" as true in our local git config file under core section.

You can navigate to it at path

<git-repo>\.git\config

alternatively you can clone your code using git bash with below command

git clone -c core.longpaths=true <repo-url>

Upvotes: 1

Shayki Abramczyk
Shayki Abramczyk

Reputation: 41755

  1. Start Git Bash as Administrator
  2. Run command git config --system core.longpaths true

Another way (only for this clone):

git clone -c core.longpaths=true <repo-url>

Upvotes: 190

Jonathan Coustick
Jonathan Coustick

Reputation: 1157

On Windows there is a maximum file name length limit of 260 characters.

See https://superuser.com/questions/811146/windows-7-file-name-length-limited-to-129-characters for how to remove it.

Upvotes: 2

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