Here is what I did: $ git cat-file -t b8c11fbbffbe171c4960058fa2d96f708e57a80c commit $ git cat-file b8c11fbbffbe171c4960058fa2d96f708e57a80c usage: git cat-file [-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>] <sha1> or: git cat-file [--batch|--batch-check] < <list_of_sha1s> [..] $ git --version git version 1.6.3.rc0.1.gf800.dirty Sebastian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html