static void read_head_pointers(void)
 {
        if (read_ref("HEAD", head_sha1))
-               die("No HEAD -- no initial commit yet?\n");
+               die("No HEAD -- no initial commit yet?");
        if (read_ref("MERGE_HEAD", merge_head_sha1)) {
                fprintf(stderr, "Not in the middle of a merge.\n");
                exit(0);