6 git-unpack-objects - Unpack objects from a packed archive
11 'git-unpack-objects' [-n] [-q] [-r] <pack-file
16 Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding
17 the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in
18 "loose" (one object per file) format.
20 Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked
21 from the pack-file. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use
22 this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository.
24 Please see the `git-repack` documentation for options to generate
25 new packs and replace existing ones.
30 Dry run. Check the pack file without actually unpacking
34 The command usually shows percentage progress. This
38 When unpacking a corrupt packfile, the command dies at
39 the first corruption. This flag tells it to keep going
40 and make the best effort to recover as many objects as
46 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
50 Documentation by Junio C Hamano
54 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite