Git CLI - git unpack-file

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Git CLI
Low-level Commands / Interrogators
git unpack-file

Creates a temporary file with a blob’s contents

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Name

git-unpack-file - Creates a temporary file with a blob’s contents

Synopsis

git unpack-file <blob>

Description

Creates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX

Options

<blob>: Must be a blob id

GIT

Part of the git[1] suite