Git: Fix bad signature and index file corrupt error

Git: Fix bad signature and index file corrupt error

If your git index for some reason becomes invalid and you see this error running usual git commands like git pull, git status, etc.:

error: bad 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/indexbefore you delete it.