@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-cat-file(1)
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44NAME
55----
6- git-cat-file - Provide content or type/ size information for repository objects
6+ git-cat-file - Provide content or type and size information for repository objects
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99SYNOPSIS
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ SYNOPSIS
1414
1515DESCRIPTION
1616-----------
17- In the first form, provides content or type of objects in the repository. The
18- type is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the object type, or '-s'
19- is used to find the object size.
17+ In its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object in
18+ the repository. The type is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the
19+ object type, or '-s' is used to find the object size.
2020
21- In the second form, a list of object (separated by LFs ) is provided on stdin,
22- and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout.
21+ In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds ) is provided on
22+ stdin, and the SHA1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout.
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2424OPTIONS
2525-------
2626<object>::
2727 The name of the object to show.
2828 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
29- "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
29+ the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
3030
3131-t::
3232 Instead of the content, show the object type identified by
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ OPTIONS
5656 stdin. May not be combined with any other options or arguments.
5757
5858--batch-check::
59- Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not be
60- combined with any other options or arguments.
59+ Print the SHA1, type, and size of each object provided on stdin. May not
60+ be combined with any other options or arguments.
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6262OUTPUT
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