---
name: "git-verify-pack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git"
version: "2.56.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-verify-pack"
---

# git-verify-pack(1)

Validate packed Git archive files

## NAME

git-verify-pack - Validate packed Git archive files

## SYNOPSIS

```
git verify-pack [-v | --verbose] [-s | --stat-only] [--] <pack>.idx...
```

## DESCRIPTION

Read each idx file for packed Git archive given on the command line, and verify the idx file and the corresponding pack file.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  After verifying the pack, show the list of objects contained in the pack and a histogram of delta chain length.

- **-s**, **--stat-only**

  Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta chain length. With **--verbose**, the list of objects is also shown.

- **--**

  Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

## OUTPUT FORMAT

When specifying the **-v** option the format used is:

```
object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile
```

for objects that are not deltified in the pack, and

```
object-name type size size-in-packfile offset-in-packfile depth base-object-name
```

for objects that are deltified.

## GIT

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