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git show-index — Show the packed archive index of a Git repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-s

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Problem

How to use the git show-index command: Show the packed archive index of a Git repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-index>.

Solution

git show-index — Show the packed archive index of a Git repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-index>.

Read an IDX file for a Git packfile and dump its contents to stdout:

git show-index {{path/to/file.idx}}

Specify the hash algorithm for the index file (experimental):

git show-index --object-format {{sha1|sha256}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Read an IDX file for a Git packfile and dump its contents to `stdout`

git show-index {{path/to/file.idx}}

Specify the hash algorithm for the index file (experimental)

git show-index --object-format {{sha1|sha256}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git show-index

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