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GIT-VERIFY-PACK(1) Git Manual GIT-VERIFY-PACK(1)

NAME

git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files

SYNOPSIS

git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...

DESCRIPTION

Read each idx file for packed Git archive given on the command line, and verify the idx file and the corresponding pack file.

OPTIONS

-v, --verbose

After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.

-s, --stat-only

Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta chain length. With --verbose, the list of objects is also shown.

--

Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

OUTPUT FORMAT

When specifying the -v option the format used is:

object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-object-name

for objects that are deltified.

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite

05/29/2025 Git 2.50.0.rc0.567.g