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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index eb3d6945a9..f90f09b03f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -9,18 +9,22 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objec SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object> -'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) [--follow-symlinks] +'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv | --filters ) [--path=<path>] <object> +'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) [ --textconv | --filters ] [--follow-symlinks] DESCRIPTION ----------- 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, or '--textconv' is used -(which implies type "blob"). +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, or `--textconv` or +`--filters` is used (which imply type "blob"). In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on -stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. +stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. The +output format can be overridden using the optional `<format>` argument. If +either `--textconv` or `--filters` was specified, the input is expected to +list the object names followed by the path name, separated by a single white +space, so that the appropriate drivers can be determined. OPTIONS ------- @@ -38,8 +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. @@ -54,19 +59,35 @@ OPTIONS --textconv:: Show the content as transformed by a textconv filter. In this case, - <object> has be of the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path> in order - to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at <path>. + <object> has to be of the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path> in + order to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at + <path>. + +--filters:: + Show the content as converted by the filters configured in + the current working tree for the given <path> (i.e. smudge filters, + end-of-line conversion, etc). In this case, <object> has to be of + the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path>. + +--path=<path>:: + For use with --textconv or --filters, to allow specifying an object + name and a path separately, e.g. when it is difficult to figure out + the revision from which the blob came. --batch:: --batch=<format>:: Print object information and contents for each object provided - on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments. - See the section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details. + on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments + except `--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines + also need to specify the path, separated by white space. See the + section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details. --batch-check:: --batch-check=<format>:: Print object information for each object provided on stdin. May - not be combined with any other options or arguments. See the + not be combined with any other options or arguments except + `--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines also + need to specify the path, separated by white space. See the section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details. --batch-all-objects:: @@ -144,13 +165,13 @@ respectively print: OUTPUT ------ -If '-t' is specified, one of the <type>. +If `-t` is specified, one of the <type>. -If '-s' is specified, the size of the <object> in bytes. +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. +If `-p` is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty-printed. If <type> is specified, the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object> will be returned. @@ -172,7 +193,7 @@ 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` |