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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index 071029b4ef..537d02c87c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objec SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object> +'git cat-file' (-t [--allow-unknown-type]| -s [--allow-unknown-type]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv | --filters ) <object> 'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) [--follow-symlinks] DESCRIPTION ----------- In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in the repository. The type is required unless `-t` or `-p` is used to find the -object type, or `-s` is used to find the object size, or `--textconv` is used -(which implies type "blob"). +object type, or `-s` is used to find the object size, or `--textconv` or +`--filters` is used (which imply type "blob"). In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. @@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ OPTIONS order to apply the filter to the content recorded in the index at <path>. +--filters:: + Show the content as converted by the filters configured in + the current working tree for the given <path> (i.e. smudge filters, + end-of-line conversion, etc). In this case, <object> has to be of + the form <tree-ish>:<path>, or :<path>. + --batch:: --batch=<format>:: Print object information and contents for each object provided |