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+++ b/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@ git-verify-pack(1)
NAME
----
-git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files
+git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git verify-pack' [-v] [--] <pack>.idx ...
+[verse]
+'git verify-pack' [-v|--verbose] [-s|--stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx ...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Reads given idx file for packed git archive created with the
-'git-pack-objects' command and verifies idx file and the
+Reads given idx file for packed Git archive created with the
+'git pack-objects' command and verifies idx file and the
corresponding pack file.
OPTIONS
@@ -23,8 +24,15 @@ OPTIONS
The idx files to verify.
-v::
+--verbose::
After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained
- in the pack.
+ in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.
+
+-s::
+--stat-only::
+ Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
+ chain length. With `--verbose`, list of objects is also shown.
+
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
@@ -32,22 +40,14 @@ OUTPUT FORMAT
-------------
When specifying the -v option the format used is:
- SHA1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile
+ SHA-1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile
for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and
- SHA1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA1
+ SHA-1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA-1
for objects that are deltified.
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite