To avoid this error, we need to _increase the inotify watcher limit_. The way to do this is different on Arch based distributions than other Linux distributions. # Instructions for Arch Linux/Manjaro Check for an already existing inotify config file (recent versions of Manjaro include one) ```sh ls /etc/sysctl.d/*-max_user_watches.conf ``` ## a) If no output ```sh echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/40-max_user_watches.conf && sudo sysctl --system ``` ## b) If the command outputs a file _(in the rare case where it outputs multiple files, continue using the **last** one in the list)_ ```sh # replace `/etc/sysctl.d/50-max_user_watches.conf` with the file returned from the previous `ls` command echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/50-max_user_watches.conf && sudo sysctl --system ``` # Check it's working ```sh cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches ``` Expected output: `524288` # Credits * [inotify og dev](http://johnmccutchan.com/) * [explanation and **_troubleshooting_**](https://github.com/guard/listen/wiki/Increasing-the-amount-of-inotify-watchers) * [manjaro fix original](https://github.com/guard/listen/issues/444)