git-write-blob(1) ================= v0.1, May 2005 NAME ---- git-write-blob - Creates a blob from a file SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-write-blob' DESCRIPTION ----------- Writes the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the work tree) as a blob into the object database, and reports its object ID to its standard output. This is used by "git-merge-one-file-script" to update the cache without modifying files in the work tree. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds Documentation -------------- Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the link:git.html[git] suite