git-commit-graph.txt: refer to "*commit*-graph file"

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git-commit-graph(1)
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NAME
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git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files


SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git commit-graph read' [--object-dir <dir>]
'git commit-graph verify' [--object-dir <dir>]
'git commit-graph write' <options> [--object-dir <dir>]


DESCRIPTION
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Manage the serialized commit graph file.


OPTIONS
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--object-dir::
	Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph
	file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
	that only has the objects directory, not a full `.git` directory. The
	commit graph file is expected to be at `<dir>/info/commit-graph` and
	the packfiles are expected to be in `<dir>/pack`.


COMMANDS
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'write'::

Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
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With the `--stdin-packs` option, generate the new commit graph by
walking objects only in the specified pack-indexes. (Cannot be combined
with `--stdin-commits` or `--reachable`.)
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With the `--stdin-commits` option, generate the new commit graph by
walking commits starting at the commits specified in stdin as a list
of OIDs in hex, one OID per line. (Cannot be combined with
`--stdin-packs` or `--reachable`.)
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With the `--reachable` option, generate the new commit graph by walking
commits starting at all refs. (Cannot be combined with `--stdin-commits`
or `--stdin-packs`.)
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With the `--append` option, include all commits that are present in the
existing commit-graph file.

'read'::

Read the commit-graph file and output basic details about it.
Used for debugging purposes.

'verify'::

Read the commit-graph file and verify its contents against the object
database. Used to check for corrupted data.


EXAMPLES
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* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local `.git`
  directory.
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$ git commit-graph write
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* Write a commit-graph file, extending the current commit-graph file
  using commits in `<pack-index>`.
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$ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs
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* Write a commit-graph file containing all reachable commits.
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$ git show-ref -s | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits
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* Write a commit-graph file containing all commits in the current
  commit-graph file along with those reachable from `HEAD`.
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$ git rev-parse HEAD | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append
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* Read basic information from the commit-graph file.
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$ git commit-graph read
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GIT
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