nvim-tree / nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua
[NvimTree] Could not start the fs_event watcher for path /xxxx/xxxx : ENOSPC
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Description
Description
Describe the bug
Each time I use CTRL + N, the message in the attached picture occurs for each file (or each directory).
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- open NVIM
- CTRL+N
- error occurs consistently and for each file in the directory
- see picture
Expected behavior
No error should occur when activating CTRL+N.
Screenshots
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- Operating System: UBUNTU 24.04
- Terminal: Gnome Terminal
- Version of Neovim: 0.9.5
Using NVCHAD following basic instructions for Linux
No .git file in the ~/.config/nvim directory or my home directory.
Neovim version
NVIM v0.9.5
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1703358377
Operating system and version
Ubuntu 24.04 - Kernel 6.8.0-31
Windows variant
N/A
nvim-tree version
tag: v1.3, tag: v1, tag: nvim-tree-v1.3.1
Clean room replication
Using NVCHAD setup out of the box, no changes.
Steps to reproduce
- nvim .
- CTRL+N
- error appears for each file and/or directory
Expected behavior
No error ... installed on my MAC with no errors.
Actual behavior
See screenshots in the description.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with nvim-tree on Ubuntu 24.04 using Neovim 0.9.5 and the clean NVChad setup described in the report. Investigate the file-system event watcher path that produces ENOSPC when CTRL+N opens the tree, and consider the issue done when the watcher error no longer appears for files or directories under the reported setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua, ubuntu
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100