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diff --git a/perl/Git.pm b/perl/Git.pm index 9da15e9c8c..f2467bddbe 100644 --- a/perl/Git.pm +++ b/perl/Git.pm @@ -572,6 +572,24 @@ sub ident_person { } +=item get_object ( TYPE, SHA1 ) + +Return contents of the given object in a scalar string. If the object has +not been found, undef is returned; however, do not rely on this! Currently, +if you use multiple repositories at once, get_object() on one repository +_might_ return the object even though it exists only in another repository. +(But do not rely on this behaviour either.) + +The method must be called on a repository instance. + +Implementation of this method is very fast; no external command calls +are involved. That's why it is broken, too. ;-) + +=cut + +# Implemented in Git.xs. + + =item hash_object ( TYPE, FILENAME ) =item hash_object ( TYPE, FILEHANDLE ) |