Calvin Wan <calvinwan@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Sometimes it is useful to get information about an object without having > to download it completely. The server logic has already been implemented > as “a2ba162cda (object-info: support for retrieving object info, > 2021-04-20)”. This patch implements the client option for it. > > Add `--object-info` option to `cat-file --batch-command`. This option > allows the client to make an object-info command request to a server > that supports protocol v2. If the server is v2, but does not allow for > the object-info command request, the entire object is fetched and the > relevant object info is returned. Thanks. Since this has changed significantly enough to render range-diff less useful, I think a fresh round of full review may be needed. I'll use a more recent tip of 'master' as the base when I queue these patches.
