git hash-object

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Computes the unique hash key of content and optionally creates an object with specified type.

Examples (4)

Compute the object ID without storing it

git hash-object path/to/file

Compute the object ID and store it in the Git database

git hash-object -w path/to/file

Compute the object ID specifying the object type

git hash-object -t blob|commit|tag|tree path/to/file

Compute the object ID from `stdin`

cat path/to/file | git hash-object --stdin