WAAAAAIAMINIT ... I think I see it: % perl -pi -e 's/.*\$Id.*//sx' $(xgrep -l '[$]Id') Could I have corrupted the pack file? I'll bet $50 I did: % [yet another clone] % xgrep -l '[$]Id' ./.git/objects/pack/pack-23d1a9af78b4b78d1f3750cf70f83cb91a20ba64.pack [...] %!@#$&$%(@@@!!! I sent this list to a Perl script to nuke CVS Ids! I invoked this one level up in my directories, not in my source tree, and .git got picked up. [Really, Really Red Shame Face Here] Ok, I win $50, and I owe each of you a bottle of very good wine for wasting your time. Just send me an email privately to tell me what you prefer ... seriously, very seriously .... I am, however, still curious about the git segfaults in my /var/log/messages. Bill - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html