Another git process seems to be running in this repository

Question

I\'m trying to learn how to use Git and have created a small project with an HTML, CSS, and Javascript file. I made a branch from my basically empty project and then made so

Answer 1

Try deleting index.lock file in your .git directory.

rm -f .git/index.lock

Such problems generally occur when you execute two git commands simultaneously; maybe one from the command prompt and one from an IDE.