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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index d35e8a04fe..58c8d65772 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -3,30 +3,30 @@ git-cat-file(1) NAME ---- -git-cat-file - Provide content or type/size information for repository objects +git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objects SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] <object> -'git cat-file' [--batch | --batch-check] < <list-of-objects> +'git cat-file' (-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>) <object> +'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) < <list-of-objects> DESCRIPTION ----------- -In the first form, provides content or type of objects in the repository. The -type is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the object type, or '-s' -is used to find the object size. +In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in +the repository. The type is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the +object type, or '-s' is used to find the object size. -In the second form, a list of object (separated by LFs) is provided on stdin, -and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. +In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on +stdin, and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. OPTIONS ------- <object>:: The name of the object to show. For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see - "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. + the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. -t:: Instead of the content, show the object type identified by @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ OPTIONS stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments. --batch-check:: - Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not be - combined with any other options or arguments. + Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not + be combined with any other options or arguments. OUTPUT ------ @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ object specified on stdin: ------------ If '--batch-check' is specified, output of the following form is printed for -each object specified fon stdin: +each object specified on stdin: ------------ <sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF |