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git unpack-file — Create a temporary file with a blob's contents. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-unpa

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Problem

How to use the git unpack-file command: Create a temporary file with a blob's contents. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-unpack-file>.

Solution

git unpack-file — Create a temporary file with a blob's contents. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-unpack-file>.

Create a file holding the contents of the blob specified by its ID then print the name of the temporary file:

git unpack-file {{blob_id}}

Code Snippets

Create a file holding the contents of the blob specified by its ID then print the name of the temporary file

git unpack-file {{blob_id}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git unpack-file

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