ject database. If so, emit it to the standard
output; otherwise, error out.</p>
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<p>If you want to make sure that the output actually names an object in
your object database and/or can be used as a specific type of object
you require, you can add the <code>^{type}</code> peeling operator to the parameter.
For example, <code>git rev-parse "$VAR^{commit}"</code> will make sure <code>$VAR</code>
names an existing object that is a commit-ish (i.e. a commit, or an
annotated tag that points