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NAME

6       git-lfs-pointer - Build, compare, and check pointers
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SYNOPSIS

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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Description

15       Builds and optionally compares generated pointer files to  ensure  con‐
16       sistency between different Git LFS implementations.
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OPTIONS

19       --file A local file to build the pointer from.
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21       --pointer
22              A  local file including the contents of a pointer generated from
23              another implementation. This is compared to the  pointer  gener‐
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27              Reads  the pointer from STDIN to compare with the pointer gener‐
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31              Reads the pointer from  STDIN  (if  --stdin  is  given)  or  the
32              filepath (if --file) is given. If neither or both of --stdin and
33              --file are given, the invocation is invalid. Exits 0 if the data
34              read is a valid Git LFS pointer. Exits 1 otherwise.
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40              In  conjunction with --check, --strict verifies that the pointer
41              is canonical; that is, it would be the one created by  Git  LFS.
42              If it is not, exits 2. The default, for backwards compatibility,
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SEE ALSO

46       Part of the git-lfs(1) suite.
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