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GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)                           Git Manual                           GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)

NAME
       git-hash-object - Compute object ID and optionally create an object from a file

SYNOPSIS
       git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] [--path=<file> | --no-filters]
                       [--stdin [--literally]] [--] <file>...
       git hash-object [-t <type>] [-w] --stdin-paths [--no-filters]


DESCRIPTION
       Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type with the contents of the named
       file (which can be outside of the work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into
       the object database. Reports its object ID to its standard output. When <type> is not
       specified, it defaults to "blob".

OPTIONS
       -t <type>
           Specify the type of object to be created (default: "blob"). Possible values are commit,
           tree, blob, and tag.

       -w
           Actually write the object into the object database.

       --stdin
           Read the object from standard input instead of from a file.

       --stdin-paths
           Read file names from the standard input, one per line, instead of from the command-line.

       --path
           Hash object as if it were located at the given path. The location of the file does not
           directly influence the hash value, but the path is used to determine which Git filters
           should be applied to the object before it can be placed in the object database. As a
           result of applying filters, the actual blob put into the object database may differ from
           the given file. This option is mainly useful for hashing temporary files located outside
           of the working directory or files read from stdin.

       --no-filters
           Hash the contents as is, ignoring any input filter that would have been chosen by the
           attributes mechanism, including the end-of-line conversion. If the file is read from
           standard input then this is always implied, unless the --path option is given.

       --literally
           Allow --stdin to hash any garbage into a loose object which might not otherwise pass
           standard object parsing or git-fsck checks. Useful for stress-testing Git itself or
           reproducing characteristics of corrupt or bogus objects encountered in the wild.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

Git 2.43.0                                   07/02/2025                           GIT-HASH-OBJECT(1)