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git-cat-file:tldr:a86e2
git-cat-file: Get the [s]ize of the HEAD commit in bytes.
$ git cat-file -s HEAD
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The command "git cat-file -s HEAD" is used to display the size of an object in Git. Here's a breakdown of each component:
- "git": Refers to the Git command-line tool.
- "cat-file": A command in Git that can be used to display information about Git objects.
- "-s": An option or flag used with the "cat-file" command, which stands for "size".
- "HEAD": Refers to the current commit in the Git repository.
When you run the command "git cat-file -s HEAD", Git retrieves the object associated with the HEAD commit (the latest commit), and then displays its size in bytes. The output will be a numerical value representing the size of the commit object.
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