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Git fsck: repository integrity is not an application test

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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git fsck checks the validity and connectivity of Git objects. It helps investigate possible repository-data problems.

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git fsck checks the validity and connectivity of Git objects. It helps investigate possible repository-data problems. [1]

It does not establish that a website works or its database is current. Faulty code can be stored in a perfectly valid Git repository. Distinguish the integrity of recorded history from program behaviour, which needs other checks.

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  1. [1] Git - git-fsck Documentation ↗