GIT-VERIFY-PACK(1) Git Manual GIT-VERIFY-PACK(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Read each idx file for packed Git archive given on the command line, and verify the idx file and the corresponding pack file.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-v**, **--verbose**

After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.

**-s**, **--stat-only**

Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta chain length. With **--verbose**, the list of objects is also shown.

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Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

# [OUTPUT FORMAT](#OUTPUT_FORMAT)

When specifying the **-v** option the format used is:

```
object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile
```

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

```
object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-object-name
```

for objects that are deltified.

# [GIT](#GIT)

Part of the [**git**(1)](/man/os/git/git.1) suite

2026-06-29 Git 2.55.0

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Document: git-verify-pack(1) from git 2.55.0-r9 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git.git