SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] <object>
-'git-cat-file' --batch-check < <list-of-objects>
+[verse]
+'git cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] <object>
+'git cat-file' [--batch | --batch-check] < <list-of-objects>
DESCRIPTION
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or to ask for a "blob" with <object> being a tag object that
points at it.
+--batch::
+ Print the SHA1, type, size, and contents of each object provided on
+ stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
+
--batch-check::
Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not be
combined with any other options or arguments.
If <type> is specified, the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object>
will be returned.
+If '--batch' is specified, output of the following form is printed for each
+object specified on stdin:
+
+------------
+<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
+<contents> LF
+------------
+
If '--batch-check' is specified, output of the following form is printed for
-each object specified fon stdin:
+each object specified on stdin:
------------
<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
------------
-Additionally, output of the following form is printed for each object specified
-on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
+For both '--batch' and '--batch-check', output of the following form is printed
+for each object specified on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
------------
<object> SP missing LF
GIT
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-Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite