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.SH "NAME"
git-unpack-objects \- Unpack objects from a packed archive
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fIgit unpack\-objects\fR [\-n] [\-q] [\-r] [\-\-strict]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Read a packed archive (\&.pack) from the standard input, expanding the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in "loose" (one object per file) format\&.
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Objects that already exist in the repository will \fBnot\fR be unpacked from the packfile\&. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use this command on a packfile that exists within the target repository\&.
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See \fBgit-repack\fR(1) for options to generate new packs and replace existing ones\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-n
.RS 4
Dry run\&. Check the pack file without actually unpacking the objects\&.
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\-q
.RS 4
The command usually shows percentage progress\&. This flag suppresses it\&.
.RE
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\-r
.RS 4
When unpacking a corrupt packfile, the command dies at the first corruption\&. This flag tells it to keep going and make the best effort to recover as many objects as possible\&.
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\-\-strict
.RS 4
Don\(cqt write objects with broken content or links\&.
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\-\-max\-input\-size=<size>
.RS 4
Die, if the pack is larger than <size>\&.
.RE
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite
