---
name: "git-lfs-fsck"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-lfs"
version: "3.8.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-lfs-fsck"
---

# git-lfs-fsck(1)

Check GIT LFS files for consistency

## NAME

git-lfs-fsck - Check GIT LFS files for consistency

## SYNOPSIS

```
git lfs fsck [options] [revisions]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Checks all Git LFS files in the current HEAD for consistency.

Corrupted files are moved to ".git/lfs/bad".

The revisions may be specified as either a single committish, in which case only that commit is inspected; specified as a range of the form `A..B` (and only this form), in which case that range is inspected; or omitted entirely, in which case HEAD (and, for --objects, the index) is examined.

The default is to perform all checks.

In your Git configuration or in a `.lfsconfig` file, you may set `lfs.fetchexclude` to a comma-separated list of paths. If `lfs.fetchexclude` is defined, then any Git LFS files whose paths match one in that list will not be checked for consistency. Paths are matched using wildcard matching as per [gitignore(5)](/gitignore/5.md).

## OPTIONS

- `--objects`

  Check that each object in HEAD matches its expected hash and that each object exists on disk.

- `--pointers`

  Check that each pointer is canonical and that each file which should be stored as a Git LFS file is so stored.

- `-d`, `--dry-run`

  Perform checks, but do not move any corrupted files to `.git/lfs/bad`.

## SEE ALSO

[git-lfs-ls-files(1)](/git-lfs-ls-files/1.md), [git-lfs-status(1)](/git-lfs-status/1.md), [gitignore(5)](/gitignore/5.md).

Part of the [git-lfs(1)](/git-lfs/1.md) suite.