OSTREE SHOW(1) ostree show OSTREE SHOW(1)

.SH "NAME" ostree-show - Output a metadata object

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 288u

**ostree show** \[OPTIONS...] {OBJECT}

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP Given an object, shows the metadata for that object. For a particular revision, it will show the data for the most recent commit to that revision.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.PP **--print-related**

Show the "related" commits.

.RE

.PP **--print-variant-type**="TYPE"

Memory map *OBJECT* (in this case a filename) to the GVariant type string.

.RE

.PP **--list-metadata-keys**

List the available metadata keys.

.RE

.PP **--print-metadata-key**="KEY"

Print string value of metadata key.

.RE

.PP **--list-detached-metadata-keys**

List the available detached metadata keys.

.RE

.PP **--print-detached-metadata-key**="KEY"

Print string value of detached metadata key.

.RE

.PP **--print-sizes**

Show the commit size metadata. This in only supported for commits that contain *ostree.sizes* metadata. This can be included when creating commits with **ostree commit --generate-sizes**.

.RE

.PP **--raw**

Show raw variant data.

.RE

.PP **--gpg-homedir**="HOMEDIR"

GPG home directory to use when looking for keyrings (if built with GPGME - GNU Privacy Guard Made Easy).

.RE

.SH "EXAMPLE"

.PP **$ ostree show my-branch**

```


        commit 67e382b11d213a402a5313e61cbc69dfd5ab93cb07


        Date:  2014-06-12 13:42:54 +0000
```

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Document: ostree-show(1) from ostree 2026.4-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree