1. git-lfs-pointer(1)
3. git-lfs-pointer(1)

## NAME

`git-lfs-pointer` - Build, compare, and check pointers

## SYNOPSIS

`git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file`
`git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file --pointer=path/to/pointer`
`git lfs pointer --file=path/to/file --stdin` `git lfs pointer --check --file=path/to/file`

## Description

Builds and optionally compares generated pointer files to ensure consistency between different Git LFS implementations.

## OPTIONS

`--file`

  A local file to build the pointer from.

`--pointer`

  A local file including the contents of a pointer generated from another implementation. This is compared to the pointer generated from `--file`.

`--stdin`

  Reads the pointer from STDIN to compare with the pointer generated from `--file`.

`--check`

  Reads the pointer from STDIN (if `--stdin` is given) or the filepath (if `--file`) is given. If neither or both of `--stdin` and `--file` are given, the invocation is invalid. Exits 0 if the data read is a valid Git LFS pointer. Exits 1 otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

Part of the git-lfs(1) suite.

2. January 2021
3. git-lfs-pointer(1)