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   1git-unpack-objects(1)
   2=====================
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-unpack-objects - Unpack objects from a packed archive
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11[verse]
  12'git unpack-objects' [-n] [-q] [-r] [--strict] < <pack-file>
  13
  14
  15DESCRIPTION
  16-----------
  17Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding
  18the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in
  19"loose" (one object per file) format.
  20
  21Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked
  22from the pack-file.  Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use
  23this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository.
  24
  25See linkgit:git-repack[1] for options to generate
  26new packs and replace existing ones.
  27
  28OPTIONS
  29-------
  30-n::
  31        Dry run.  Check the pack file without actually unpacking
  32        the objects.
  33
  34-q::
  35        The command usually shows percentage progress.  This
  36        flag suppresses it.
  37
  38-r::
  39        When unpacking a corrupt packfile, the command dies at
  40        the first corruption.  This flag tells it to keep going
  41        and make the best effort to recover as many objects as
  42        possible.
  43
  44--strict::
  45        Don't write objects with broken content or links.
  46
  47GIT
  48---
  49Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite