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   1git-commit-graph(1)
   2===================
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11[verse]
  12'git commit-graph read' [--object-dir <dir>]
  13'git commit-graph write' <options> [--object-dir <dir>]
  14
  15
  16DESCRIPTION
  17-----------
  18
  19Manage the serialized commit graph file.
  20
  21
  22OPTIONS
  23-------
  24--object-dir::
  25        Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph
  26        file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
  27        that only has the objects directory, not a full .git directory. The
  28        commit graph file is expected to be at <dir>/info/commit-graph and
  29        the packfiles are expected to be in <dir>/pack.
  30
  31
  32COMMANDS
  33--------
  34'write'::
  35
  36Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
  37+
  38With the `--stdin-packs` option, generate the new commit graph by
  39walking objects only in the specified pack-indexes.
  40
  41'read'::
  42
  43Read a graph file given by the commit-graph file and output basic
  44details about the graph file. Used for debugging purposes.
  45
  46
  47EXAMPLES
  48--------
  49
  50* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local .git folder.
  51+
  52------------------------------------------------
  53$ git commit-graph write
  54------------------------------------------------
  55
  56* Write a graph file, extending the current graph file using commits
  57* in <pack-index>.
  58+
  59------------------------------------------------
  60$ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs
  61------------------------------------------------
  62
  63* Read basic information from the commit-graph file.
  64+
  65------------------------------------------------
  66$ git commit-graph read
  67------------------------------------------------
  68
  69
  70GIT
  71---
  72Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite