link:git-merge-base.html[git-merge-base]::
Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
-link:git-mkdelta.html[git-mkdelta]::
- Creates a delta object
-
link:git-mktag.html[git-mktag]::
Creates a tag object
link:git-unpack-file.html[git-unpack-file]::
Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents
+link:git-verify-pack.html[git-verify-pack]::
+ Validates packed GIT archive files
+
The interrogate commands may create files - and you can force them to
touch the working file set - but in general they don't