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

# [NAME](#NAME)

git-verify-commit - Check the GPG signature of commits

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
git verify-commit [-v | --verbose] [--raw] <commit>...
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Validates the GPG signature created by **git** **commit** **-S** on the commit objects given on the command line.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**--raw**

Print the raw gpg status output to standard error instead of the normal human-readable output.

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

Print the contents of the commit object before validating it.

# [GIT](#GIT)

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

2026-09-27 Git 2.56.0

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Document: git-verify-commit(1) from git 2.56.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git.git