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[PATCH v7 3/4] cat-file: add documentation for '--literally' option.

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 4, 2015, 05:44 UTC
Message-ID
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Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-cat-file.txt | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index f6a16f4..8bac7bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objec
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git cat-file' (-t | -s | -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object>
+'git cat-file' (-t [--literally]| -s [--literally]| -e | -p | <type> | --textconv ) <object>
 'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check) < <list-of-objects>
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	not be combined with any other options or arguments.  See the
 	section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
 
+--literally::
+	Print information of broken/corrupt objects of unknown type without
+	throwing an error. To be used combined with '-s' or '-t' option.
+
 OUTPUT
 ------
 If '-t' is specified, one of the <type>.

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  1. 0/4 cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' optionkarthik nayak, Apr 4, 2015
  2. 1/4 sha1_file.c: support reading from a loose object of unknown typeKarthik Nayak, Apr 4, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 4, 2015
  4. karthik nayakApr 4, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2015
  6. karthik nayakApr 5, 2015
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2015
  8. karthik nayakApr 7, 2015
  9. 1/4 sha1_file.c: support reading from a loose object of unknown typeKarthik Nayak, Apr 5, 2015
  10. Eric SunshineApr 7, 2015
  11. 2/4 cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' optionKarthik Nayak, Apr 4, 2015
  12. Eric SunshineApr 7, 2015
  13. 3/4 cat-file: add documentation for '--literally' option.Karthik Nayak, Apr 4, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineApr 7, 2015
  15. 4/4 t1006: add tests for git cat-file --literallyKarthik Nayak, Apr 4, 2015
  16. Eric SunshineApr 7, 2015
  17. karthik nayakApr 8, 2015
  18. Eric SunshineApr 8, 2015
  19. Karthik NayakApr 9, 2015

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