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@@ -8,26 +8,18 @@ git-show-index - Show packed archive index
SYNOPSIS
--------
+[verse]
'git show-index' < idx-file
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Reads given idx file for packed git archive created with
-'git-pack-objects' command, and dumps its contents.
+Reads given idx file for packed Git archive created with
+'git pack-objects' command, and dumps its contents.
The information it outputs is subset of what you can get from
-'git-verify-pack -v'; this command only shows the packfile
-offset and SHA1 of each object.
-
-
-Author
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-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
+'git verify-pack -v'; this command only shows the packfile
+offset and SHA-1 of each object.
GIT
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