GIT\-VERIFY\-PACK

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

git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files  

SYNOPSIS

git verify-pack [-v|--verbose] [--] <pack>.idx ...  

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

<pack>.idx ...

The idx files to verify.

-v, --verbose

After verifying the pack, show 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, list of objects is also shown.

--

Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
 

OUTPUT FORMAT

When specifying the -v option the format used is: 

SHA1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and 

SHA1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA1

for objects that are deltified.  

AUTHOR

Written by Junio C Hamano <m[blue]gitster@pobox.comm[][1]>  

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by Junio C Hamano  

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite  

NOTES

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