6 git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objects
12 'git cat-file' (-t | -s | -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object>
13 'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) < <list-of-objects>
17 In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in
18 the repository. The type is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the
19 object type, or '-s' is used to find the object size, or '--textconv' is used
20 (which implies type "blob").
22 In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on
23 stdin, and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout.
28 The name of the object to show.
29 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
30 the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
33 Instead of the content, show the object type identified by
37 Instead of the content, show the object size identified by
41 Suppress all output; instead exit with zero status if <object>
42 exists and is a valid object.
45 Pretty-print the contents of <object> based on its type.
48 Typically this matches the real type of <object> but asking
49 for a type that can trivially be dereferenced from the given
50 <object> is also permitted. An example is to ask for a
51 "tree" with <object> being a commit object that contains it,
52 or to ask for a "blob" with <object> being a tag object that
56 Show the content as transformed by a textconv filter. In this case,
57 <object> has be of the form <treeish>:<path>, or :<path> in order
58 to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at <path>.
61 Print the SHA1, type, size, and contents of each object provided on
62 stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
65 Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not
66 be combined with any other options or arguments.
70 If '-t' is specified, one of the <type>.
72 If '-s' is specified, the size of the <object> in bytes.
74 If '-e' is specified, no output.
76 If '-p' is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty-printed.
78 If <type> is specified, the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object>
81 If '--batch' is specified, output of the following form is printed for each
82 object specified on stdin:
85 <sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
89 If '--batch-check' is specified, output of the following form is printed for
90 each object specified on stdin:
93 <sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
96 For both '--batch' and '--batch-check', output of the following form is printed
97 for each object specified on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
100 <object> SP missing LF
105 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite