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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-cat-file.txt')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index ab4dcae21c..9a7700fa7f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type information for repository objects SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-cat-file' (-t | -s | <type>) <object> +'git-cat-file' (-t | -s | -e | <type>) <object> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ OPTIONS Instead of the content, show the object size identified by <object>. +-e:: + Suppress all output; instead exit with zero status if <object> + exists and is a valid object. + <type>:: Typically this matches the real type of <object> but asking for a type that can trivially be dereferenced from the given @@ -39,8 +43,11 @@ OPTIONS OUTPUT ------ -If '-t' is specified, one of the <type>. If '-s' is specified, -the size of the <object> in bytes. +If '-t' is specified, one of the <type>. + +If '-s' is specified, the size of the <object> in bytes. + +If '-e' is specified, no output. Otherwise the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object> will be returned. |