Does Git support more than 32 chars in filename in windows?

Question

We have a problem in cloning a repository created in unix in to a Windows box.

Git fails while checking out a lengthy file that has more than 32 characters in windows.

The file name is given below. BaseFCS_x0020_OnLine_x0020_Identicheck_x0020_verification_x0020_serviceConsumer.java*

Is there a way to fix this issue in Git?

Answer 1

Try the version from cygwin (not msys).

Answer 2

This should also run with msys. Just try to clone it to a shorter path like C:\Dev or so.