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Chico Sokol
Chico Sokol

Reputation: 1304

How to unpack all objects of a git repository?

How can I unpack all objects of a pack file?

I've just cloned a remote repository, so my local repository currently doesn't contain any loose object, only a .pack and a .idx files.

I've tried running git unpack-objects < .git/objects/pack/pack-.pack, but nothing happens.

I'm doing something wrong? Is there any other command to do that?

Upvotes: 59

Views: 50226

Answers (3)

yingshao xo
yingshao xo

Reputation: 385

Maybe you can try a simple command:

git clone ***.git

Upvotes: -4

SAMIR OSMANOV
SAMIR OSMANOV

Reputation: 1

move the *.pack file into .git folder , then go to .git directory and run the following command:

cat YOUR_PACK_FILE.pack | git unpack-objects

Upvotes: 0

William Seiti Mizuta
William Seiti Mizuta

Reputation: 7995

You need to move the pack objects outside the .git/objects/pack directory before using the command. However, the pack files need to be inside the repository.

For example, create a directory name SAMPLE in your project's root. Then, move the pack files to SAMPLE directory. After that, inside the repository without the pack files, use the command

git unpack-objects < SAMPLE/*.pack

Git will generate all objects inside .git/objects directory of your repository.

Upvotes: 79

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