When cloning git repo under Windows I get "error: unable to create file <file>... (Is a directory)"

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Z:\>git clone git://github.com/kennethreitz/httpbin.git
Cloning into 'httpbin'...
remote: Counting objects: 1073, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (401/401), done.
remote: Total 1073 (delta 672), reused 1045 (delta 651)
Receiving objects: 100% (1073/1073), 114.42 KiB | 128 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (672/672), done.
error: unable to create file httpbin/templates/... (Is a directory)

git version 1.8.0.msysgit.0, Windows Vista SP2 x64

What's wrong?

@SimonBoudrias Yes. It looks like the problem is only with this specific repo... — Piotr Dobrogost
– Piotr Dobrogost, Commented Oct 23, 2012 at 23:14
And, is the path in question is more than 180 characters ? (if I remember correctly, it can't be more than 180 char on windows) -edit: Just taked a look at the repo and this is not the case... I hope someone will have an answer for you — Simon Boudrias
– Simon Boudrias, Commented Oct 23, 2012 at 23:18

Simon Boudrias · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-23 23:36:39Z

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I think the trouble is this file here in you repo: https://github.com/kennethreitz/httpbin/blob/master/httpbin/templates/...

... is not a valid filename under windows

In order to get the repo, clone without checking out files (with -n flag):

git clone -n git://repo

Then you could use a sparse-checkout to get all file but ..., or you could only git checkout file you actually need.

edited Oct 23, 2012 at 23:36

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 23:20

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Piotr Dobrogost Over a year ago

I think you might be right. I could swear I cloned this repo successfully recently and this file is 1 year old...

Simon Boudrias Over a year ago

@PiotrDobrogost I added commands to clone without checking out files

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