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git-check-attr:tldr:3f8a4
git-check-attr: Check the value of a specific attribute on a file.
$ git check-attr ${attribute} ${filename}
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The command git check-attr ${attribute} ${filename}
is used to check the value of a specified attribute for a given file in a Git repository.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
git
is the command-line interface for Git, a version control system.check-attr
is the subcommand used to check the attribute value.${attribute}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the name of the specific attribute you want to check. Attributes are defined in a.gitattributes
file and can be used to control how Git handles certain files or file patterns.${filename}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the name of the file for which you want to check the attribute value.
When you run this command, Git will look for the specified attribute's value for the given file and display the result. The output could be one of the following:
- If the attribute is not defined for the file, Git will display
unspecified
. - If the attribute is defined and set for the file, Git will display the attribute value.
- If the attribute is defined for the file but is not set, Git will display
set
.
This command is helpful to verify if certain attributes are correctly defined and applied to files in a Git repository, which can be useful for configuration and customization purposes.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.