+static void print_object_or_die(int fd, const unsigned char *sha1,
+ enum object_type type, unsigned long size)
+{
+ if (type == OBJ_BLOB) {
+ if (stream_blob_to_fd(fd, sha1, NULL, 0) < 0)
+ die("unable to stream %s to stdout", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ }
+ else {
+ enum object_type rtype;
+ unsigned long rsize;
+ void *contents;
+
+ contents = read_sha1_file(sha1, &rtype, &rsize);
+ if (!contents)
+ die("object %s disappeared", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ if (rtype != type)
+ die("object %s changed type!?", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ if (rsize != size)
+ die("object %s change size!?", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+
+ write_or_die(fd, contents, size);
+ free(contents);
+ }
+}
+