Re: fatal: unable to create '.git/index': File exists

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Hi,

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Len Brown wrote:

> I kicked off a pull.
> Realized I was on the wrong branch
> and immediately did a ^C
> 
> Now I can't change branches:
> 
> # git checkout release
> fatal: unable to create '.git/index': File exists

This usually means that .git/index.lock exists. Try removing that file.

However, it _should_ be removed by the atexit() handler, methinks. I have 
no idea why it does not.

Ciao,
Dscho
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