git-unpack-file (1) Linux Manual Page

git-unpack-file – Creates a temporary file with a blob’s contents

Synopsis

git unpack-file <blob>

Description

Creates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX

Options

<blob>

Must be a blob id

Git

Part of the git(1) suite