Man Linux: Main Page and Category List

NAME

       git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files

SYNOPSIS

       git verify-pack [-v|--verbose] [--] <pack>.idx ...

DESCRIPTION

       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

       <pack>.idx ...
           The idx files to verify.

       -v, --verbose
           After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained 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.

OUTPUT FORMAT

       When specifying the -v option the format used is:

           SHA1 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

       for objects that are deltified.

AUTHOR

       Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com[1]>

DOCUMENTATION

       Documentation by Junio C Hamano

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES

        1. gitster@pobox.com
           mailto:gitster@pobox.com