tldr/pages/common/git-cat-file.md

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