fatal: unable to access 'H:\/.config/git/config': Invalid argument [Git on Windows 7]

Question

I get this error when opening a git repository:

fatal: unable to access \'H:/.config/git/config\': Invalid argument

Where in git is this path being pulled from?<

Answer 1

Make sure, in a command line window:

• HOME is indeed not set: type set HOME, which would return its value if any

• the issue persists with the latest msysgit distribution (1.9.0): unzip that archive anywhere, and call git with its full path:

  c/mydir/PortableGit-1.9.0-preview20140217/bin/git.exe --global -l