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1 | git-hash-object(1) |
2 | ================== | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | git-hash-object - Computes object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file. | |
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 | SYNOPSIS | |
10 | -------- | |
11 | 'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] <any-file-on-the-filesystem> | |
12 | ||
13 | DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ----------- | |
15 | Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type | |
16 | with the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the | |
17 | work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the | |
18 | object database. Reports its object ID to its standard output. | |
215a7ad1 | 19 | This is used by "git-cvsimport" to update the cache |
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20 | without modifying files in the work tree. When <type> is not |
21 | specified, it defaults to "blob". | |
22 | ||
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23 | OPTIONS |
24 | ------- | |
25 | ||
26 | -t <type>:: | |
27 | Specify the type (default: "blob"). | |
28 | ||
29 | -w:: | |
30 | Actually write the object into the object database. | |
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31 | |
32 | Author | |
33 | ------ | |
34 | Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | |
35 | ||
36 | Documentation | |
37 | -------------- | |
38 | Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
39 | ||
40 | GIT | |
41 | --- | |
a7154e91 | 42 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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