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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index 411de2e27d..0e4936d182 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git cat-file' (-t | -s) [--allow-unknown-type] <object> 'git cat-file' (--batch | --batch-check | --batch-command) [--batch-all-objects] [--buffer] [--follow-symlinks] [--unordered] - [--textconv | --filters] [-z] + [--textconv | --filters] [-Z] 'git cat-file' (--textconv | --filters) [<rev>:<path|tree-ish> | --path=<path|tree-ish> <rev>] @@ -243,10 +243,16 @@ respectively print: /etc/passwd -- +-Z:: + Only meaningful with `--batch`, `--batch-check`, or + `--batch-command`; input and output is NUL-delimited instead of + newline-delimited. + -z:: Only meaningful with `--batch`, `--batch-check`, or `--batch-command`; input is NUL-delimited instead of - newline-delimited. + newline-delimited. This option is deprecated in favor of + `-Z` as the output can otherwise be ambiguous. OUTPUT @@ -384,6 +390,11 @@ notdir SP <size> LF is printed when, during symlink resolution, a file is used as a directory name. +Alternatively, when `-Z` is passed, the line feeds in any of the above examples +are replaced with NUL terminators. This ensures that output will be parsable if +the output itself would contain a linefeed and is thus recommended for +scripting purposes. + CAVEATS ------- |