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"git status <file>" in the middle of a merge

From
Llayer <layer@known.net>
Date
Apr 8, 2009, 23:40 UTC
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<10804.1239234026@relay.known.net>

$ git status ChangeLog fatal: cannot do a partial commit during a merge. $ 

Huh?  I'm not committing.  I'm asking for status.
Doing "git status" will tell me it's `unmerged'.
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