
Fix Git 'index.lock file exists' Error
When you see the error fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists....
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When you see the error fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists....

You try to merge two branches and get fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories. ...

When you try to add a remote named 'origin' but Git tells you it already exists, it's...

If you're on a modern Linux distribution (like Debian 12, Ubuntu 23.04+, Fedora, or Arch) and...

You run git clone https://example.com/repo.git and get:
fatal: unable to acc...

If you see ! [rejected] and non-fast-forward when running git pus...