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# git cat-file
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2021-01-07 14:06:38 +00:00
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> Provide content or type and size information for Git repository objects.
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> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cat-file>.
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- Get the [s]ize of the HEAD commit in bytes:
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`git cat-file -s HEAD`
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- Get the [t]ype (blob, tree, commit, tag) of a given Git object:
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`git cat-file -t {{8c442dc3}}`
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- Pretty-[p]rint the contents of a given Git object based on its type:
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`git cat-file -p {{HEAD~2}}`
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