GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)                                         Git Manual                                         GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)



NAME
       git-hash-object - Compute object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file

SYNOPSIS
       git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file>|--no-filters] [--stdin] [--] <file>...
       git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] --stdin-paths [--no-filters] < <list-of-paths>


DESCRIPTION
       Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type with the contents of the named file (which can be outside
       of the work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the object database. Reports its object ID to its
       standard output. This is used by git cvsimport to update the index without modifying files in the work tree. When <type>
       is not specified, it defaults to "blob".

OPTIONS
       -t <type>
           Specify the type (default: "blob").

       -w
           Actually write the object into the object database.

       --stdin
           Read the object from standard input instead of from a file.

       --stdin-paths
           Read file names from stdin instead of from the command-line.

       --path
           Hash object as it were located at the given path. The location of file does not directly influence on the hash value,
           but path is used to determine what git filters should be applied to the object before it can be placed to the object
           database, and, as result of applying filters, the actual blob put into the object database may differ from the given
           file. This option is mainly useful for hashing temporary files located outside of the working directory or files read
           from stdin.

       --no-filters
           Hash the contents as is, ignoring any input filter that would have been chosen by the attributes mechanism, including
           the end-of-line conversion. If the file is read from standard input then this is always implied, unless the --path
           option is given.

AUTHOR
       Written by Junio C Hamano <gitsterATpobox.com[1]>

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <gitATvger.org[2]>.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES
        1. gitsterATpobox.com
           mailto:gitsterATpobox.com

        2. gitATvger.org
           mailto:gitATvger.org



Git 1.7.4.4                                                04/11/2011                                         GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)