git-unpack-file(1)
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NAME
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git-unpack-file - Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents


SYNOPSIS
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'git unpack-file' <blob>

DESCRIPTION
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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
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<blob>::
	Must be a blob id

Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

Documentation
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite