Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt

   1 git-verify-pack(1)
   2 ==================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 'git verify-pack' [-v|--verbose] [-s|--stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx ...
  12
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16 Reads given idx file for packed git archive created with the
  17 'git pack-objects' command and verifies idx file and the
  18 corresponding pack file.
  19
  20 OPTIONS
  21 -------
  22 <pack>.idx ...::
  23         The idx files to verify.
  24
  25 -v::
  26 --verbose::
  27         After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained
  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
  35 \--::
  36         Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
  37
  38 OUTPUT FORMAT
  39 -------------
  40 When specifying the -v option the format used is:
  41
  42         SHA1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile
  43
  44 for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and
  45
  46         SHA1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA1
  47
  48 for objects that are deltified.
  49
  50 GIT
  51 ---
  52 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite