git-commit-graph(1)
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NAME
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git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files


SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git commit-graph read' [--object-dir <dir>]
'git commit-graph write' <options> [--object-dir <dir>]


DESCRIPTION
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Manage the serialized commit graph file.


OPTIONS
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--object-dir::
	Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph
	file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
	that only has the objects directory, not a full .git directory. The
	commit graph file is expected to be at <dir>/info/commit-graph and
	the packfiles are expected to be in <dir>/pack.


COMMANDS
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'write'::

Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
Includes all commits from the existing commit graph file.

'read'::

Read a graph file given by the commit-graph file and output basic
details about the graph file. Used for debugging purposes.


EXAMPLES
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* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local .git folder.
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$ git commit-graph write
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* Read basic information from the commit-graph file.
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$ git commit-graph read
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GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite