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1git-verify-pack(1)
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4NAME
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7bd7f280 6git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files
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9SYNOPSIS
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c9c3c678 11'git verify-pack' [-v|--verbose] [--] <pack>.idx ...
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14DESCRIPTION
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483bc4f0 16Reads given idx file for packed git archive created with the
0b444cdb 17'git pack-objects' command and verifies idx file and the
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18corresponding pack file.
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20OPTIONS
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22<pack>.idx ...::
23 The idx files to verify.
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5f40520f 25-v::
c9c3c678 26--verbose::
5f40520f 27 After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained
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28 in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.
29
30-s::
31--stat-only::
32 Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
33 chain length. With `--verbose`, list of objects is also shown.
34
e994004f 35\--::
e293de3e 36 Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
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38OUTPUT FORMAT
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40When specifying the -v option the format used is:
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5f4347bb 42 SHA1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile
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df8baa42 44for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and
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5f4347bb 46 SHA1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA1
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48for objects that are deltified.
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50Author
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59eb68aa 52Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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54Documentation
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56Documentation by Junio C Hamano
57
58GIT
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9e1f0a85 60Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite