When I set up a new MacBook recently, I followed my usual routine: installing Git, importing my GPG key, and enabling commit signing for security. Everything looked fine, until I tried to make my very first commit. Instead of a clean commit, Git threw back an unfamiliar error about GPG signing.
It wasn’t a show-stopper, but it was an annoying roadblock on a brand-new setup. A quick investigation led me to the root cause: the terminal didn’t know how to handle GPG’s passphrase prompt. In this post, I’ll share what the error means, why it happens, and exactly how you can fix it.
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