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6 git-lfs-pointer - Build, compare, and check pointers
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9 git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file
10 git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file --pointer=path/to/pointer
11 git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file --stdin git lfs pointer --check
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15 Builds and optionally compares generated pointer files to ensure con‐
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19 --file A local file to build the pointer from.
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22 A local file including the contents of a pointer generated from
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27 Reads the pointer from STDIN to compare with the pointer gener‐
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40 In conjunction with --check, --strict verifies that the pointer
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46 Part of the git-lfs(1) suite.
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