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Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached, watch react

# insert the new value into the system config
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

# check that the new value was applied
cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

# config variable name (not runnable)
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288

Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached, watch '/home/patrick/Documents/react/my-react-app/public/favicon.ico'

System limit for number of file watchers reached