{"record":{"id":"4be52d689b0ce0cf","repo":"sds/overcommit","slug":"command-args-take-5-join-is-longer","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Command `#{args.take(5).join(' ')} ...` is longer than the maximum number of bytes allowed by the operating system (#{max_command_length})","messagePattern":"Command `#(.+?) \\.\\.\\.` is longer than the maximum number of bytes allowed by the operating system \\(#(.+?)\\)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Overcommit::Exceptions::InvalidCommandArgs","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/overcommit/command_splitter.rb","lineNumber":85,"sourceCode":"        results = extract_argument_lists(initial_args, splittable_args).map do |arg_list|\n          Overcommit::Subprocess.spawn(arg_list, options)\n        end\n\n        Result.new(results.map(&:status), results.map(&:stdout), results.map(&:stderr))\n      end\n\n      private\n\n      # Given a list of prefix arguments and suffix arguments that can be split,\n      # returns a list of argument lists that are executable on the current OS\n      # without exceeding command line limitations.\n      def extract_argument_lists(args, splittable_args)\n        # Total number of bytes needed to contain the prefix command\n        # (including byte separators between each argument)\n        prefix_bytes = (args.size - 1) + args.reduce(0) { |sum, arg| sum + arg.bytesize }\n\n        if prefix_bytes >= max_command_length\n          raise Overcommit::Exceptions::InvalidCommandArgs,\n                \"Command `#{args.take(5).join(' ')} ...` is longer than the \" \\\n                'maximum number of bytes allowed by the operating system ' \\\n                \"(#{max_command_length})\"\n        end\n\n        arg_lists = []\n        index = 0\n        while index <= splittable_args.length - 1\n          arg_list, index = arguments_under_limit(splittable_args,\n                                                  index,\n                                                  max_command_length - prefix_bytes)\n          arg_lists << args + arg_list\n        end\n\n        arg_lists\n      end\n\n      # @return [Array<Array<String>, Integer>] tuple of arguments and new index","sourceCodeStart":67,"sourceCodeEnd":103,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/sds/overcommit/blob/fee0cd74b26eb81f64b43b7fab17bbb541575cc4/lib/overcommit/command_splitter.rb#L67-L103","documentation":"Error \"Command `#{args.take(5).join(' ')} ...` is longer than the maximum number of bytes allowed by the operating system (#{max_command_length})\" thrown in sds/overcommit.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/overcommit/command_splitter.rb:85 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Shorten the fixed command prefix (executable plus flags) so its total byte size stays under the OS command-length limit (2048 bytes on Windows, half of `getconf ARG_MAX` elsewhere).","Move long option values into a config file or environment variables instead of passing them on the command line.","Reduce the number of prefix arguments passed to the hook command."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"fee0cd74b26eb81f64b43b7fab17bbb541575cc4","analyzedAt":"2026-08-23T04:07:28.153Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-23T08:06:27.607Z"}