# \[PATCH 14/27\] rm: ensure full index

- From: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-16 21:18:28 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7880219
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7880207/t.md

```text
From: Derrick Stolee <redacted>

Before iterating over all cache entries, ensure that a sparse index is
expanded to a full index to avoid unexpected behavior.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <redacted>
---
 builtin/rm.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index 4858631e0f02..99125ccb8424 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	seen = xcalloc(pathspec.nr, 1);
 
+	ensure_full_index(&the_index);
 	for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
 		if (!ce_path_match(&the_index, ce, &pathspec, seen))
-- 
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```