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.SH "NAME"
git-verify-commit \- Check the GPG signature of commits
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fBgit\fR \fBverify\-commit\fR [\fB\-v\fR | \fB\-\-verbose\fR] [\fB\-\-raw\fR] \fI<commit>\fR\&...\:
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Validates the GPG signature created by \fBgit\fR \fBcommit\fR \fB\-S\fR on the commit objects given on the command line\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-\-raw\fR
.RS 4
Print the raw gpg status output to standard error instead of the normal human\-readable output\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
.RS 4
Print the contents of the commit object before validating it\&.
.RE
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite