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Bug: Git spawns subprocesses on windows

From
DGDomen Golob <domen.golob.px@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 9, 2024, 15:33 UTC
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Hello, the problem is exactly the same as what was reported here on stackoverflow: c# - Git for windows seems to create sub-processes that never die - Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69579065/git-for-windows-seems-to-create-sub-processes-that-never-die

Additionally I have found out that:
- a Git for Windows subprocess is created for each repository and
every time a git command is issued this process grows in size and it
never dies.
- you cannot delete the .git folder from the terminal, but it works
via file explorer
- deleting the .git folder kills the Git for windows process
- creating changes in several repos creates multiple processes, and
sometimes the process is created as a subprocess

Here are some screenshots: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oinHVY1NAzHChU6CA

Hope this helps,
Thanks for making git awesome :)

Best regards, Domen

Next: brian m. carlson
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  1. Domen GolobJan 9, 2024
  2. brian m. carlsonJan 9, 2024
  3. Domen GolobJan 10, 2024

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