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.TH "GIT\-UNPACK\-FILE" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-unpack\-file \- Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fIgit\-unpack\-file\fR <blob>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
<blob>
Must be a blob id
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
.SH "DOCUMENTATION"
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git\-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite