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Pull error with 2.16.1.windows.3: "error: cannot spawn git: Invalid argument"

What steps will reproduce the problem?

  1. A pull on any repository throws an error

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expect

git.exe pull --progress -v --no-rebase "origin"

From https://...
= [up to date]      master     -> origin/master
Already up to date.

Success (1766 ms @ 07.02.2018 09:40:29)

but I get

git.exe pull --progress -v --no-rebase "origin"

error: cannot spawn git: Invalid argument


git did not exit cleanly (exit code 1) (141 ms @ 07.02.2018 09:36:59)

What version of TortoiseGit and Git are you using? On what operating system?

  • TortoiseGit 2.5.0.0
  • Git version 2.16.1.windows.3

Please provide any additional information below.

It work up to version 2.16.1.windows.1 without any problems

Edited by Sven Strickroth
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