Bug: if git-rm -n is not allowed to write all it wants to write, it will leave a .git/index.lock file: # git-rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q error: '.etckeeper' has changes staged in the index # git-rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q fatal: unable to create '.git/index.lock': File exists -- 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