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.TH "GIT\-LFS\-POINTER" "1" "May 2022" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-lfs\-pointer\fR \- Build, compare, and check pointers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBgit lfs pointer \-\-file=path/to/file\fR
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\fBgit lfs pointer \-\-file=path/to/file \-\-pointer=path/to/pointer\fR
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\fBgit lfs pointer \-\-file=path/to/file \-\-stdin\fR \fBgit lfs pointer \-\-check \-\-file=path/to/file\fR
.SH "Description"
Builds and optionally compares generated pointer files to ensure consistency between different Git LFS implementations\.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-\-file\fR
A local file to build the pointer from\.
.TP
\fB\-\-pointer\fR
A local file including the contents of a pointer generated from another implementation\. This is compared to the pointer generated from \fB\-\-file\fR\.
.TP
\fB\-\-stdin\fR
Reads the pointer from STDIN to compare with the pointer generated from \fB\-\-file\fR\.
.TP
\fB\-\-check\fR
Reads the pointer from STDIN (if \fB\-\-stdin\fR is given) or the filepath (if \fB\-\-file\fR) is given\. If neither or both of \fB\-\-stdin\fR and \fB\-\-file\fR are given, the invocation is invalid\. Exits 0 if the data read is a valid Git LFS pointer\. Exits 1 otherwise\.
.TP
\fB\-\-strict\fR:

.TP
\fB\-\-no\-strict\fR
In conjunction with \fB\-\-check\fR, \fB\-\-strict\fR verifies that the pointer is canonical; that is, it would be the one created by Git LFS\. If it is not, exits 2\. The default, for backwards compatibility, is \fB\-\-no\-strict\fR, but this may change in a future version\.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Part of the git\-lfs(1) suite\.