Use git
for version control.
But I have started getting the following error message when I try to do any operation on the repository:
fatal: index file corrupt
This makes you unable to operate or do anything with the code.
Why does that error occur? What can I do to fix it?
Good.
This could happen when some files in the folder
.git
, specifically the folderindex
get damaged.to fix it try (on linux):
Explanation
To reproduce the error:
The index file
The "index", "stagging area" or "staging area" is a file that contains the capture of the current working tree that will be included in the next "commit".
The git reset [<mode>] [<commit>] command
Git reset relocates the "head" pointer to the selected commit in
< >
, along with this updates the "index" file. If the parameter is not provided<commit>
, it defaults toHEAD
. For<mode>
is--mixed
.--keep option
You can read this article on the git-scm blog for much more information.