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SYNOPSIS
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-'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] <any-file-on-the-filesystem>
+'git-hash-object' [-t <type>] [-w] [--stdin] [--] <file>...
DESCRIPTION
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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 cache
+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".
-w::
Actually write the object into the object database.
+--stdin::
+ Read the object from standard input instead of from a file.
+
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>