git-unpack-file(1)

git-unpack-file1

Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents

Usage

git unpack-file <blob>

Overview

Creates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX

Options

<blob>

Must be a blob id

Git

Part of the git(1) suite

Releases

11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 10 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9
  7. 10
  8. 11
  9. 12
  10. 13
  11. Arch

From git 2.56.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.