link:git-pack-objects.html[git-pack-objects]::
Creates a packed archive of objects.
+link:git-unpack-objects.html[git-unpack-objects]::
+ Unpacks objects out of a packed archive.
+
link:git-prune-packed.html[git-prune-packed]::
Remove extra objects that are already in pack files.
+link:git-apply.html[git-apply]::
+ Reads a "diff -up1" or git generated patch file and
+ applies it to the working tree.
+
Interrogation commands
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link:git-diff-tree.html[git-diff-tree]::
Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree objects
+link:git-diff-stages.html[git-diff-stages]::
+ Compares two "merge stages" in the index file.
+
link:git-export.html[git-export]::
Exports each commit and a diff against each of its parents
link:git-var.html[git-var]::
Displays a git logical variable
+link:git-show-index.html[git-show-index]::
+ Displays contents of a pack idx file.
+
link:git-verify-pack.html[git-verify-pack]::
Validates packed GIT archive files
link:git-repack-script.html[git-repack-script]::
Pack unpacked objects in a repository.
+link:git-rename-script.html[git-rename]::
+ Rename files and directories.
+
+link:git-ls-remote-script.html[git-ls-remote-script]::
+ Shows references in a remote or local repository.
+
Ancillary Commands
------------------
link:git-tag-script.html[git-tag-script]::
An example script to create a tag object signed with GPG
+link:git-cvsimport-script.html[git-cvsimport-script]::
+ Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate.
+
Interrogators:
link:git-ssh-push.html[git-ssh-push]::
Helper "server-side" program used by git-ssh-pull
+link:git-send-email-script.html[git-send-email]::
+ Send patch e-mails out of "format-patch --mbox" output.
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