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

NAME top

       git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files

SYNOPSIS top

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

DESCRIPTION top

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

OPTIONS top

       -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 top

       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 top

       Part of the git(1) suite

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Git 2.51.0.rc1                  2025-08-07             GIT-VERIFY-PACK(1)

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