Linux: No space left on device (Inodes exhausted df -i)
fatal: could not create work tree dir: No space left on device. (df -h shows 40% free, df -i shows 100% used)
Immediate Remediation
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Find directory with excessive small files: `find / -xdev -printf '%h\n' | sort | uniq -c | sort -k 1 -n | tail -10` and prune.
Root Cause Analysis
Encountered in Linux / Docker when standard runtime constraints or configuration contracts are breached.
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