git cat-file to inspect objects - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the command to show the type of a Git object by its hash.

Git

git cat-file -t [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aobject_hash

Bcommit

Cbranch_name

Dfile_name

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a branch name instead of the object hash.

Using a file name instead of the object hash.

The -t option shows the type of the object identified by the given hash.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to display the content of a Git object by its hash.

Git

git cat-file -[1] object_hash

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Al

Bt

Cs

Dp

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -t which only shows the type.

Using -s which shows the size.

The -p option prints the content of the object in a human-readable format.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to show the size of a Git object by its hash.

Git

git cat-file -[1] object_hash

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

At

Bs

Cp

Dc

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -p which prints content.

Using -t which shows type.

The -s option shows the size of the object in bytes.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that verifies if an object exists and shows its type.

Git

git cat-file --[1] [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Abatch-check

Bobject_hash

Cbatch

Dcommit

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using --batch instead of --batch-check.

Using a commit message instead of an object hash.

The --batch-check option reads object hashes and shows their types and sizes. You provide the object hash as input.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that shows the content of a commit object by its hash.

Git

git cat-file -[1] [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ap

Bcommit

Cobject_hash

Dt

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using -t which only shows type.

Using a branch name instead of the object hash.

The -p option prints the content of the object. You provide the object hash, which should be a commit object.