git-verify-pack

git-verify-pack

Name

git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files

Synopsis

git verify-pack [-v|--verbose] [-s|--stat-only] [--] <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

.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:

SHA-1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

SHA-1 type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-SHA-1

for objects that are deltified.

© 2012–2021 Scott Chacon and others
Licensed under the MIT License.
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-verify-pack