git-verify-pack
Validate packed Git archive files
TLDR
Verify a pack index file
$ git verify-pack .git/objects/pack/pack-hash.idx
Verify and list all objects in the pack$ git verify-pack -v .git/objects/pack/pack-hash.idx
Show only delta chain statistics without verifying$ git verify-pack -s .git/objects/pack/pack-hash.idx
SYNOPSIS
git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] pack.idx...
DESCRIPTION
git verify-pack reads each given idx file and verifies the corresponding pack file and its index. It reports any corruption or inconsistencies found.With -v, for non-deltified objects it shows: object-name, type, size, size-in-packfile, offset-in-packfile. For deltified objects it additionally shows: depth and base-object-name.
PARAMETERS
-v, --verbose
After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length-s, --stat-only
Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta chain length. With --verbose, the list of objects is also shown--
Do not interpret any more arguments as options
INSTALL
sudo apt install git
sudo dnf install git
sudo pacman -S git
sudo apk add git
sudo zypper install git
brew install git
nix profile install nixpkgs#git
SEE ALSO
git-repack(1), git-fsck(1)
