SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object>
-'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) [--follow-symlinks]
+'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv | --filters ) [--path=<path>] <object>
+'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) [ --textconv | --filters ] [--follow-symlinks]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in
the repository. The type is required unless `-t` or `-p` is used to find the
-object type, or `-s` is used to find the object size, or `--textconv` is used
-(which implies type "blob").
+object type, or `-s` is used to find the object size, or `--textconv` or
+`--filters` is used (which imply type "blob").
In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on
-stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout.
+stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. The
+output format can be overridden using the optional `<format>` argument. If
+either `--textconv` or `--filters` was specified, the input is expected to
+list the object names followed by the path name, separated by a single white
+space, so that the appropriate drivers can be determined.
OPTIONS
-------
--textconv::
Show the content as transformed by a textconv filter. In this case,
- <object> has be of the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path> in order
- to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at <path>.
+ <object> has to be of the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path> in
+ order to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at
+ <path>.
+
+--filters::
+ Show the content as converted by the filters configured in
+ the current working tree for the given <path> (i.e. smudge filters,
+ end-of-line conversion, etc). In this case, <object> has to be of
+ the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path>.
+
+--path=<path>::
+ For use with --textconv or --filters, to allow specifying an object
+ name and a path separately, e.g. when it is difficult to figure out
+ the revision from which the blob came.
--batch::
--batch=<format>::
Print object information and contents for each object provided
- on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
- See the section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
+ on stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments
+ except `--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines
+ also need to specify the path, separated by white space. See the
+ section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
--batch-check::
--batch-check=<format>::
Print object information for each object provided on stdin. May
- not be combined with any other options or arguments. See the
+ not be combined with any other options or arguments except
+ `--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines also
+ need to specify the path, separated by white space. See the
section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
--batch-all-objects::