File Annotation

git

Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file

Show Commit Details

git

Show various types of objects

Fetch from Remote

git

Download objects and refs from another repository

git/cat-file

Show Object

Provide content or type and size information for repository objects

git

cat

file

Command

git cat-file

Explanation

git cat-file is used to provide content or type and size information for repository objects. It provides the content or type and size information for the repository objects.

Examples

Show object type

git cat-file -t abc123

Pretty-print object contents

git cat-file -p abc123

Prune Objects

git

Prune all unreachable objects from object database

Initialize Repository

git

Create an empty Git repository in a directory to start version controlling your project

Clone Repository

git

Clone an existing Git repository from a remote server to your local machine, creating a complete copy with full history

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