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Git · Inspection

git hash-object

Computes the object id Git would use for a file.

bash git course
Syntax
git hash-object <file>

Example

Example
git hash-object README.md

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git blame -L git cat-file git count-objects git diff --check git diff --stat git diff --word-diff git for-each-ref git fsck

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