git-verify-pack(1)
==================
-v0.1, June 2005
NAME
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-git-verify-pack - Validate packed GIT archive files.
+git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-verify-pack' <pack>.idx ...
+[verse]
+'git verify-pack' [-v|--verbose] [-s|--stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx ...
DESCRIPTION
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-Reads given idx file for packed GIT archive created with
-git-pack-objects command and verifies idx file and the
+Reads given idx file for packed git archive created with the
+'git pack-objects' command and verifies idx file and the
corresponding pack file.
OPTIONS
<pack>.idx ...::
The idx files to verify.
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained
+ in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.
-Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+-s::
+--stat-only::
+ Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
+ chain length. With `--verbose`, list of objects is also shown.
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
+\--::
+ Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
+
+OUTPUT FORMAT
+-------------
+When specifying the -v option the format used is:
+
+ SHA1 type size size-in-pack-file offset-in-packfile
+
+for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and
+
+ SHA1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA1
+
+for objects that are deltified.
GIT
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-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite