Error: `spawn ENAMETOOLONG` when running `npm run deploy`
Author: phroureoCreated Oct 27, 2024Updated May 10, 2026
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- I'm following the tutorial as-written from start to finish
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- Step number: 7
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- GitHub repository (source code): https://github.com/phroureo/pf2e-tools
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I'm getting this error when I try to run npm run deploy:
Error: spawn ENAMETOOLONG
at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:420:11)
at Object.spawn (node:child_process:757:9)
at C:\Users\(folder)\source\repos\pf2e-tools\node_modules\gh-pages\lib\git.js:30:22
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at spawn (C:\Users\(folder)\source\repos\pf2e-tools\node_modules\gh-pages\lib\git.js:29:10)
at Git.exec (C:\Users\(folder)\source\repos\pf2e-tools\node_modules\gh-pages\lib\git.js:69:10)
at Git.rm (C:\Users\(folder)\source\repos\pf2e-tools\node_modules\gh-pages\lib\git.js:146:15)
at C:\Users\(folder)\source\repos\pf2e-tools\node_modules\gh-pages\lib\index.js:180:22
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)I tried shortening long files and long file names, but am still having issues with this step.
Source: gitname/react-gh-pages