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.TH "bup\-validate\-object\-links" "1" "2025\-01\-08" "Bup 0.33.7+" ""
.SH NAME
bup\-validate\-object\-links \- scan the repository for broken object
links
.SH SYNOPSIS
bup validate\-object\-links
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f[CR]bup validate\-object\-links\f[R] scans the objects in the
repository for and reports any \[lq]broken links\[rq] it finds,
i.e.\ any links from a tree or commit in the repository to an object
that doesn\[cq]t exist.
Currently, it doesn\[cq]t include \[lq]loose objects\[rq] (those not in
packfiles \[en] which git may create, but bup doesn\[cq]t), and it
can\[cq]t handle tag objects (which bup also doesn\[cq]t create).
.PP
Whenever a broken link (missing reference) is found, an ASCII encoded
line formatted like this will be printed to standard output:
.IP
.EX
no MISSING_HASH for PARENT_HASH
.EE
.SH EXIT STATUS
The exit status will be 1 if any broken links are found, 0 if none are
found, and some other positive integer for other failures.
.SH SEE ALSO
\f[CR]bup\-fsck\f[R](1)
.SH BUP
Part of the \f[CR]bup\f[R](1) suite.
.SH AUTHORS
Rob Browning \c
.MT rlb@defaultvalue.org
.ME \c.