GIT\-UNPACK\-FILE

Section: Git Manual (1)
Updated: 10/30/2009
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NAME

git-unpack-file - Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents  

SYNOPSIS

git unpack-file <blob>  

DESCRIPTION

Creates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX  

OPTIONS

<blob>

Must be a blob id
 

AUTHOR

Written by Linus Torvalds <m[blue]torvalds@osdl.orgm[][1]>  

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <m[blue]git@vger.kernel.orgm[][2]>.  

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite  

NOTES

1.
torvalds@osdl.org
mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2.
git@vger.kernel.org
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org