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# git unpack-file

> Create a temporary file with a blob's contents.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-unpack-file>.

- Create a file holding the contents of the blob specified by its ID then print the name of the temporary file:

`git unpack-file {{blob_id}}`
