git pull aborted with error filename too long

Question

I\'m using Windows as my OS, and working on a project with a friend who\'s using a Mac. He checked in code to our Github.

I was trying to git pull everything he did

Answer 1

A few years late, but I'd like to add that if you need to do this in one fell swoop (like I did) you can set the config settings during the clone command. Try this:

git clone -c core.longpaths=true