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Debian 6.0.7(Squeeze) |
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git-cat-file(1) |
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git-cat-file − Provide content or type and size information for repository objects
git
cat−file (−t | −s | −e |
−p | <type> | −−textconv )
<object>
git cat−file (−−batch |
−−batch−check) <
<list−of−objects>
In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in the repository. The type is required unless −t or −p is used to find the object type, or −s is used to find the object size, or −−textconv is used (which implies type "blob").
In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on stdin, and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout.
<object>
The name of the object to show. For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitrevisions(1).
−t
Instead of the content, show the object type identified by <object>.
−s
Instead of the content, show the object size identified by <object>.
−e
Suppress all output; instead exit with zero status if <object> exists and is a valid object.
−p
Pretty−print the contents of <object> based on its type.
<type>
Typically this matches the real type of <object> but asking for a type that can trivially be dereferenced from the given <object> is also permitted. An example is to ask for a "tree" with <object> being a commit object that contains it, or to ask for a "blob" with <object> being a tag object that points at it.
−−textconv
Show the content as transformed by a textconv filter. In this case, <object> has be of the form <treeish>:<path>, or :<path> in order to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at <path>.
−−batch
Print the SHA1, type, size, and contents of each object provided on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
−−batch−check
Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
If −t is specified, one of the <type>.
If −s is specified, the size of the <object> in bytes.
If −e is specified, no output.
If −p is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty−printed.
If <type> is specified, the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object> will be returned.
If −−batch is specified, output of the following form is printed for each object specified on stdin:
<sha1> SP
<type> SP <size> LF
<contents> LF
If −−batch−check is specified, output of the following form is printed for each object specified on stdin:
<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
For both −−batch and −−batch−check, output of the following form is printed for each object specified on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
<object> SP missing LF
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org [1] >
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git−list <git@vger.kernel.org [2] >.
Part of the git(1) suite
1. |
torvalds@osdl.org |
mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2. |
git@vger.kernel.org |
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org
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