git log throws error "cygwin_exception::open_stackdumpfile"

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I'm learning how to use git by reading this book. However, when I tried to run the git log command, I got the following error message :

5 [main] less 3928 cygwin_exception::open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to less.exe.stackdump

The numbers 5 and 3928 change every time I try running the command. I'm using the version 2.1.14.1 of Git (64bits) on Windows 10 and I'm executing the command from a cmd console (same problem arises when using PowerShell or Git cmd).

Note : the command git diff generates the same error message.

To try out the log command, I've simply edited a "mytestfile.txt" and added two lines of random text, then I've commited by running the command git commit -a -m my "first commit". And then I tried running the log command with no success.

Same error:( I will try to de-install and re-install git see if it solves the problem — user2556487894
– user2556487894, Commented Sep 20, 2017 at 6:38

codehearts · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-12 17:42:11Z

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Try setting your TERM variable to xterm or xterm-256color. If you want to leave TERM how you have it now, try aliasing git to TERM=xterm-256color git. This fixed it for me with Git 2.16.1 on Windows 7, 64 bit

answered Mar 12, 2018 at 17:42

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Student4K Over a year ago

Setting the Terminal->Type to "xterm-256color" solved the issue for me.

Red fx · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-19 12:15:48Z

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I assume your commit has been made successfully and pushed into the server(?). Then you should be in the project's directory to run the git log command.

Note: When you use git commit with -m the message should be within double quotes.

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 12:15

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user2556487894 Over a year ago

The commit has been made successfully but not pushed (I've just tried pushing it (it was succesful) but same log error happens…Even though I think, from what I've understood so far, that pushing is not required in order to see the logs). I'm in the project directory when running the command. Indeed. in my shell, I wrote the commit command with a message within quotation marks. Just forgot to append them here, will edit my question. So yeah, the error's still there…

Red fx Over a year ago

I'd suggest to revert the commit and do it again. (git reset --hard <branchNameHere>) If it doesnt work too, I'm afraid I cannot help with your problem :/

Jimmy USU · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-30 05:39:14Z

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I faced this issue in windows and found that in my system path there are reference to two directories which contains git.exe file. Like

c:\progra~1\Git\cmd

c:\progra~1\Git\mingw64\bin

I think git by default uses the git.exe which is under Mingw64 directory. So from the system path I removed c:\progra~1\Git\cmd.

Now the git log works just fine as before.

answered Oct 30, 2017 at 5:39

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Jimmy USU Over a year ago

Just to update : How did I find there there are two git.exe ? I did > whereis git and it showed two git references. From there I caught.

Pedro A · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-18 03:48:05Z

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None of the answers helped me. My workaround was to run git inside a Docker container so that I could run the commands I wanted to run.

FROM ubuntu:20.04
RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y git vim && git config --global user.name 'My Name Here' && git config --global user.email '[email protected]' && git config --global core.autocrlf false

$ docker build . -t my-temp-git-container:latest

$ docker run --rm -it -v "/$(pwd)"://mapped -w //mapped my-temp-git-container bash
# git commit --amend

edited Aug 18, 2021 at 3:48

answered Aug 18, 2021 at 3:42

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