How I Fixed Git and Coverage File Locking Issues After Cursor Update
After updating Cursor, I encountered two issues:
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Git commands were failing with file locking errors (similar to index.lock problems)
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Coverage files (.coverage*) were getting locked during test runs, causing PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied
Root Cause:
The problem was caused by Cursor’s terminal shell integration feature, which was interfering with file operations. The integration wrapper was trying to collect environment variables after each command execution, causing conflicts with file locks.
Solution:
I disabled the shell integration by adding the following setting to Cursor’s user settings file:
File: Roaming\Cursor\User\settings.json
Change:
{
"terminal.integrated.shellIntegration.enabled": false
}
Results:
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Git commands now work without locking issues — git status and git diff execute successfully
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Coverage files can be written properly — tests run with coverage reporting without permission errors.