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Retrieve metadata-related information about the current repository. Only
the requested data will be returned based on their keys (see "INFO KEYS"
section below).
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+The values are returned in the same order in which their respective keys were
+requested.
++
+The output format consists of key-value pairs one per line using the `=`
+character as the delimiter between the key and the value. Values containing
+"unusual" characters are quoted as explained for the configuration variable
+`core.quotePath` (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
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+INFO KEYS
+---------
+
+In order to obtain a set of values from `git repo info`, you should provide
+the keys that identify them. Here's a list of the available keys and the
+values that they return:
+
+`references.format`::
+ The reference storage format. The valid values are:
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+include::ref-storage-format.adoc[]
SEE ALSO
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