git-unpack-file(1) - Linux man page

Name

git-unpack-file - Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents

Synopsis

git unpack-file <blob>

Description

Creates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX

Options

<blob>

Must be a blob id

Author

Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org [1] >

Documentation

Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org [2] >.

Git

Part of the git(1) suite

Notes

1.

torvalds@osdl.org

mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2.

git@vger.kernel.org

mailto:git@vger.kernel.org