#include "dir.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "quote.h"
 
 static unsigned long garbage;
 static off_t size_garbage;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int print_alternate(struct alternate_object_database *alt, void *data)
+{
+       printf("alternate: ");
+       quote_c_style(alt->path, NULL, stdout, 0);
+       putchar('\n');
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static char const * const count_objects_usage[] = {
        N_("git count-objects [-v] [-H | --human-readable]"),
        NULL
                OPT_END(),
        };
 
+       git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
+
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, opts, count_objects_usage, 0);
        /* we do not take arguments other than flags for now */
        if (argc)
                printf("prune-packable: %lu\n", packed_loose);
                printf("garbage: %lu\n", garbage);
                printf("size-garbage: %s\n", garbage_buf.buf);
+               foreach_alt_odb(print_alternate, NULL);
                strbuf_release(&loose_buf);
                strbuf_release(&pack_buf);
                strbuf_release(&garbage_buf);