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NAME top

   git-hash-object - Compute object ID and optionally create an
   object from a file

SYNOPSIS top

   _git hash-object_ [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file> | --no-filters]
                   [--stdin [--literally]] [--] <file>...
   _git hash-object_ [-t <type>] [-w] --stdin-paths [--no-filters]

DESCRIPTION top

   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.
   When <type> is not specified, it defaults to "blob".

OPTIONS top

   -t <type>
       Specify the type of object to be created (default: "blob").
       Possible values are **commit**, **tree**, **blob**, and **tag**.

   -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 the standard input, one per line, instead
       of from the command-line.

   --path
       Hash object as if it were located at the given path. The
       location of the file does not directly influence the hash
       value, but the path is used to determine which Git filters
       should be applied to the object before it can be placed in the
       object database. As a 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.

   --literally
       Allow **--stdin** to hash any garbage into a loose object which
       might not otherwise pass standard object parsing or git-fsck
       checks. Useful for stress-testing Git itself or reproducing
       characteristics of corrupt or bogus objects encountered in the
       wild.

GIT top

   Part of the [git(1)](../man1/git.1.html) suite

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