git-show-index: add page (#5940)

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+# git show-index
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+> 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}}`