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authorAdam Roben <aroben@apple.com>2008-04-23 15:17:47 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-05-05 21:18:37 -0700
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git-cat-file: Add --batch option
--batch is similar to --batch-check, except that the contents of each object is also printed. The output's form is: <sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF <contents> LF Signed-off-by: Adam Roben <aroben@apple.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index d5821af30..f6c394c48 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type/size information for repository objects
SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] <object>
-'git-cat-file' --batch-check < <list-of-objects>
+'git-cat-file' [--batch | --batch-check] < <list-of-objects>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ OPTIONS
or to ask for a "blob" with <object> being a tag object that
points at it.
+--batch::
+ Print the SHA1, type, size, and contents of each object provided on
+ stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
+
--batch-check::
Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not be
combined with any other options or arguments.
@@ -67,6 +71,14 @@ If '-p' is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty-printed.
If <type> is specified, the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object>
will be returned.
+If '--batch' is specified, output of the following form is printed for each
+object specified on stdin:
+
+------------
+<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
+<contents> LF
+------------
+
If '--batch-check' is specified, output of the following form is printed for
each object specified fon stdin:
@@ -74,8 +86,8 @@ each object specified fon stdin:
<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
------------
-Additionally, output of the following form is printed for each object specified
-on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
+For both '--batch' and '--batch-check', output of the following form is printed
+for each object specified on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
------------
<object> SP missing LF