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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion lockfile.c
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Expand Up @@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err, struct strbuf *buf)
"an editor opened by 'git commit'. Please make sure all processes\n"
"are terminated then try again. If it still fails, a git process\n"
"may have crashed in this repository earlier:\n"
"remove the file manually to continue."),
"remove the file manually to continue.\n\n"
"On case insensitive client filesystems, multiple mixed-case refs will resolve\n"
"to the same lock file, possibly causing this error. If so, ensure your remote\n"
"refs have a single case variant."),
absolute_path(path), strerror(err));
} else
strbuf_addf(buf, _("Unable to create '%s.lock': %s"),
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