Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt

git-verify-pack(1)
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NAME
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git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files


SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git verify-pack' [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...


DESCRIPTION
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Reads given idx file for packed Git archive created with the
'git pack-objects' command and verifies the idx file and the
corresponding pack file.

OPTIONS
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<pack>.idx ...::
	The idx files to verify.

-v::
--verbose::
	After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained
	in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.

-s::
--stat-only::
	Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
	chain length.  With `--verbose`, the list of objects is also shown.

\--::
	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

OUTPUT FORMAT
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When specifying the -v option the format used is:

	SHA-1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

	SHA-1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA-1

for objects that are deltified.

GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite