---
name: "lei-blob"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lei"
version: "2.1.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lei-blob"
---

# lei-blob(1)

display a git blob, reconstructing from mail if necessary

## NAME

lei-blob - display a git blob, reconstructing from mail if necessary

## SYNOPSIS

lei blob \[OPTIONS\] OID

## DESCRIPTION

Display a git blob.  The blob may correspond to a message from the local store, any local external, or blobs associated with a project git repository (if run from a git (working) directory). For blobs which do not exist, it will attempt to recreate the blob using patch emails.

## OPTIONS

- \--git-dir=DIR

  Specify an additional .git/ directory to scan.  This option may be given multiple times.

  Default: the output of `"git rev-parse --git-dir"`

- \--no-cwd

  Do not look in the git repository of the current working directory.

- \--no-mail

  Do not look in mail storage for `"OID"`.  This is implied by `"--oid-a"`, `"--path-a"`, and `"--path-b"`.

- \-A OID-A

  - \--oid-a=OID-A

  Provide pre-image object ID as a hint for reconstructing `"OID"`.

- \-a PATH-A

  - \--path-a=PATH-A

  Provide pre-image pathname as a hint for reconstructing `"OID"`.

- \-b PATH-B

  - \--path-b=PATH-B

  Provide post-image pathname as a hint for reconstructing `"OID"`.

- \-v

  - \--verbose

  Provide more feedback on stderr.

The following options are also supported and are described in [**lei-q**(1)](/lei-q/1.md).

- \--remote

  Remote externals only get queried when the blob needs to be reconstructed from patch emails.

- \--no-local

  - \--no-external

  - \-I LOCATION, --include=LOCATION

  - \--exclude=LOCATION

  - \--only=LOCATION

  - \--no-import-remote

  - \--torsocks=auto\|no\|yes

  - \--no-torsocks

  - \--proxy=PROTOCOL://HOST\[:PORT\]

  ## CONTACT

Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

The mail archives are hosted at \<https://public-inbox.org/meta/\> and \<http://4uok3hntl7oi7b4uf4rtfwefqeexfzil2w6kgk2jn5z2f764irre7byd.onion/meta/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2021 all contributors \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

License: AGPL-3.0+ \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lei-add-external**(1)](/lei-add-external/1.md), [**lei-q**(1)](/lei-q/1.md)