Cannot deploy to with gh-pages with specific project due to error: cannot spawn sh: No such file or directory

Question

Keep getting the error:

error: cannot spawn sh: No such file or directory

fatal: unable to fork

The project builds correctly

Answer 1

It's trying to spawn sh.exe but can't find it.

You need to add the git directory that contains sh.exe to your system variables.

(go start and type: 'path'. This should provide you with a shortcut to 'system environment variables'. If not look up how to edit environment variables on your version of windows.)

Once you have the environment variables dialogue box open, have a look in the System variables > 'path' list. There may be a git directory there that doesn't contain sh.exe. You need to replace it with one that does (ensure this also contains git.exe). On my pc sh.exe was found in:

C:\Program Files\Git\bin

Once this is done restart the terminal and attempt to deploy again.