Git for Windows: Filename too long

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 21:54:59 +0200

$ git clone ssh://git@some-git-repo
Cloning into 'SOME_GIT_REPO'...
remote: Counting objects: 16307, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (6522/6522), done.
remote: Total 16307 (delta 12659), reused 12167 (delta 9480)
Receiving objects: 100% (16307/16307), 3.99 MiB | 1.21 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (12659/12659), done.
error: unable to create file src/app/custom-components/main-application-components/ke-profile-management/assign-restrictions-and-limitations/assign-restrictions-limitations-main-screen/assign-restrictions-limitations-main-screen.component.html: Filename too long
error: unable to create file src/app/custom-components/main-application-components/ke-profile-management/assign-restrictions-and-limitations/assign-restrictions-limitations-main-screen/assign-restrictions-limitations-main-screen.component.spec.ts: Filename too long
Checking out files: 100% (342/342), done.
fatal: unable to checkout working tree
warning: Clone succeeded, but checkout failed.
You can inspect what was checked out with 'git status'
and retry the checkout with 'git checkout -f HEAD'

# This command only applies `longpaths` to the current project
$ git config core.longpaths true
$ git checkout -f HEAD

After applying core.longpats option the missing files are checked out

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Git for Windows: Filename too long