git-verify-pack.adoc

git-verify-pack(1)
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NAME
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git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files


SYNOPSIS
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[synopsis]
git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...


DESCRIPTION
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Read each idx file for packed Git archive given on the command line,
and verify the idx file and the corresponding pack file.

OPTIONS
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`-v`::
`--verbose`::
	After verifying the pack, show the 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`, the list of objects is also shown.

`--`::
	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

OUTPUT FORMAT
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When specifying the `-v` option the format used is:

	object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

	object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-object-name

for objects that are deltified.

GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite