1)</a>. However, as this command considers only the
index file itself, it&#8217;s both faster and more flexible.</p>
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<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
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<dt class="hdlist1">--object-format=&lt;hash-algorithm&gt;</dt>
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<p>Specify the given object format (hash algorithm) for the index file.  The
valid values are <em>sha1</em> and (if enabled) <em>sha256</em>.  The default is the
algorithm for the current repository (set