st1">--abbrev[=&lt;n&gt;]</dt>
<dd>
<p>Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least <em>&lt;n&gt;</em>
hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=&lt;n&gt;.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">--debug</dt>
<dd>
<p>After each line that describes a file, add more data about its
cache entry.  This is intended to show as much information as
possible for manual inspection; the exact format may ch