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+git-verify-pack(1)
+==================
+
+NAME
+----
+git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[synopsis]
+git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Read each idx file for packed Git archive given on the command line,
+and verify the idx file and the corresponding pack file.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+`-v`::
+`--verbose`::
+ After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained
+ in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.
+
+`-s`::
+`--stat-only`::
+ Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
+ chain length. With `--verbose`, the list of objects is also shown.
+
+`--`::
+ Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
+
+OUTPUT FORMAT
+-------------
+When specifying the `-v` option the format used is:
+
+ object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile
+
+for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and
+
+ object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-object-name
+
+for objects that are deltified.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite