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authorJeff King <peff@peff.net>2015-06-22 07:06:32 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2015-06-26 09:24:42 -0700
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cat-file: sort and de-dup output of --batch-all-objects
The sorting we could probably live without, but printing duplicates is just a hassle for the user, who must then de-dup themselves (or risk a wrong answer if they are doing something like counting objects with a particular property). Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS
requested batch operation on all objects in the repository and
any alternate object stores (not just reachable objects).
Requires `--batch` or `--batch-check` be specified. Note that
- the order of the objects is unspecified, and there may be
- duplicate entries.
+ the objects are visited in order sorted by their hashes.
--buffer::
Normally batch output is flushed after each object is output, so