git-verify-pack(1) - Linux man page
Name
git-verify-pack - Validate packed git archive files
Synopsis
git verify-pack [-v|--verbose] [--] <pack>.idx ...
Description
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.
- -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.
- --
- 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.
Author
Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com [1] >
Documentation
Documentation by Junio C Hamano
Git
Part of the git(1) suite