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   1git-hash-object(1)
   2==================
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-hash-object - Computes object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file.
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] [--stdin] [--] <file>...
  12
  13DESCRIPTION
  14-----------
  15Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type
  16with the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the
  17work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the
  18object database.  Reports its object ID to its standard output.
  19This is used by "git-cvsimport" to update the index
  20without modifying files in the work tree.  When <type> is not
  21specified, it defaults to "blob". 
  22
  23OPTIONS
  24-------
  25
  26-t <type>::
  27        Specify the type (default: "blob").
  28
  29-w::
  30        Actually write the object into the object database.
  31
  32--stdin::
  33        Read the object from standard input instead of from a file.
  34
  35Author
  36------
  37Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
  38
  39Documentation
  40--------------
  41Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  42
  43GIT
  44---
  45Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  46