On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 06:50:47PM +0200, Sebastian Pipping wrote:
> 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>
> [..]
That usage message is misleading. You need to use one of -t, -s, -e, -p,
or <type>. So it should perhaps just be:
git cat-file -t|-s|-e|-p|<type> <sha1>
though that looks terribly ugly. Suggestions welcome.
-Peff
P.S. Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, "git show <sha1>"
may be a better choice.
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