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   1git-hash-object(1)
   2==================
   3v0.1, May 2005
   4
   5NAME
   6----
   7git-hash-object - Computes object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file.
   8
   9
  10SYNOPSIS
  11--------
  12'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] <any-file-on-the-filesystem>
  13
  14DESCRIPTION
  15-----------
  16Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type
  17with the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the
  18work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the
  19object database.  Reports its object ID to its standard output.
  20This is used by "git-cvsimport" to update the cache
  21without modifying files in the work tree.  When <type> is not
  22specified, it defaults to "blob". 
  23
  24OPTIONS
  25-------
  26
  27-t <type>::
  28        Specify the type (default: "blob").
  29
  30-w::
  31        Actually write the object into the object database.
  32
  33Author
  34------
  35Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
  36
  37Documentation
  38--------------
  39Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  40
  41GIT
  42---
  43Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  44