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How to fix a corrupt git index

source: http://makandracards.com/makandra/5899-how-to-fix-a-corrupt-git-index If your git index for some reason becomes invalid, no need to worry. Your index is corrupt when you see this error running usual git commands like  git pull ,  git status , etc.: error : bad index file sha1 signature fatal : index file corrupt Though it sounds bad, your changes are still there. Fix it by first removing the index file, then resetting the branch: rm . git / index git reset You should be all good now. To be safe, make a backup of  .git/index  before you delete it.