6 git-unpack-objects - Unpack objects from a packed archive
12 'git unpack-objects' [-n] [-q] [-r] [--strict] < <packfile>
17 Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding
18 the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in
19 "loose" (one object per file) format.
21 Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked
22 from the packfile. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use
23 this command on a packfile that exists within the target repository.
25 See linkgit:git-repack[1] for options to generate
26 new packs and replace existing ones.
31 Dry run. Check the pack file without actually unpacking
35 The command usually shows percentage progress. This
39 When unpacking a corrupt packfile, the command dies at
40 the first corruption. This flag tells it to keep going
41 and make the best effort to recover as many objects as
45 Don't write objects with broken content or links.
49 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite