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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-cat-file.txt')
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index 204541c690..74013335a1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ OPTIONS <object>. -e:: - Suppress all output; instead exit with zero status if <object> - exists and is a valid object. + Exit with zero status if <object> exists and is a valid + object. If <object> is of an invalid format exit with non-zero and + emits an error on stderr. -p:: Pretty-print the contents of <object> based on its type. @@ -103,6 +104,16 @@ OPTIONS buffering; this is much more efficient when invoking `--batch-check` on a large number of objects. +--unordered:: + When `--batch-all-objects` is in use, visit objects in an + order which may be more efficient for accessing the object + contents than hash order. The exact details of the order are + unspecified, but if you do not require a specific order, this + should generally result in faster output, especially with + `--batch`. Note that `cat-file` will still show each object + only once, even if it is stored multiple times in the + repository. + --allow-unknown-type:: Allow -s or -t to query broken/corrupt objects of unknown type. @@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ 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. +If `-e` is specified, no output, unless the <object> is malformed. If `-p` is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty-printed. @@ -192,7 +203,7 @@ newline. The available atoms are: The 40-hex object name of the object. `objecttype`:: - The type of of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports). + The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports). `objectsize`:: The size, in bytes, of the object (the same as `cat-file -s` |