benbjohnson/litestream · error

too many arguments

Error message

too many arguments

What it means

ResetCommand.Run received more than one positional argument. The reset command takes exactly one database path; extra arguments usually mean flags were placed after the path or multiple paths were given.

Source

Thrown at cmd/litestream/reset.go:34

// Run executes the command.
func (c *ResetCommand) Run(ctx context.Context, args []string) (err error) {
	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("litestream-reset", flag.ContinueOnError)
	configPath, noExpandEnv := registerConfigFlag(fs)
	dryRun := fs.Bool("dry-run", false, "print local state that would be removed without deleting")
	fs.Usage = c.Usage
	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Validate arguments - need exactly one database path
	if fs.NArg() == 0 {
		return &usageError{
			message: "database path required",
			hint:    "litestream reset /path/to/db",
		}
	} else if fs.NArg() > 1 {
		return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments")
	}

	dbPath := fs.Arg(0)

	// Make absolute if needed
	if !filepath.IsAbs(dbPath) {
		if dbPath, err = filepath.Abs(dbPath); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Load configuration to find the database (if config exists)
	var dbConfig *DBConfig
	if *configPath != "" {
		config, configErr := ReadConfigFile(*configPath, !*noExpandEnv)
		if configErr != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read config: %w", configErr)
		}

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Solutions

1. Pass exactly one database path: litestream reset /path/to/db
2. Put flags before the database path

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/litestream/reset.go:34 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of benbjohnson/litestream@4ed7a308f6 (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a282513bec1eb336. Report an issue: GitHub.