cannot create directory at db:migrate

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I have repository at github for ruby on rails project. First time i did push from comp. under windows system with msysgit. Then cloned this project from another comp. under ubuntu, did some changes, commited and pushed to repository at github. Now when i try to pull or even clone this repository from my comp. with windwos it results in error:

fatal: cannot create directory at db:migrate

Any idea how to solve this problem? And what is wrong?

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-17 15:27:35Z

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You would not be out of disk space?
This is the usual reason for that kind of error message.

Other reason: a directory with a non-Windows naming convention (like this thread, where a directory contains an extra space at the end of its name)

answered Sep 17, 2009 at 15:27

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Edwin V. · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-17 15:29:23Z

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The question is: why does git complain about db:migrate, which is a rake task and not a file on the filesystem. Maybe you accidentally created this file and are now trying to create it on the file system? I think "db:migrate" isn't a valid name for a directory.

answered Sep 17, 2009 at 15:29

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ebsbk Over a year ago

True. I looked at files and dirs of my project and saw db:migrate directory that was created when i misstyped "rails" instead of "rake" when did migrations. Thank you.

epid · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-17 16:32:59Z

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It also may be a weird permissions error.

answered Sep 17, 2009 at 16:32

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