git-lfs-smudge(1) -- Git smudge filter that converts pointer in blobs to the actual content
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## SYNOPSIS

`git lfs smudge` [<path>]
`git lfs smudge` --skip [<path>]

## DESCRIPTION

Read a Git LFS pointer file from standard input and write the contents
of the corresponding large file to standard output.  If needed,
download the file's contents from the Git LFS endpoint.  The <path>
argument, if provided, is only used for a progress bar.

Smudge is typically run by Git's smudge filter, configured by the repository's
Git attributes.

## OPTIONS

Without any options, `git lfs smudge` outputs the raw Git LFS content to
standard output.

* `--skip`:
    Skip automatic downloading of objects on clone or pull.

* `GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE`:
    Disables the smudging process. For more, see: git-lfs-config(5).

## KNOWN BUGS

On Windows, Git before 2.34.0 does not handle files in the working tree larger
than 4 gigabytes.  Newer versions of Git, as well as Unix versions, are
unaffected.

## SEE ALSO

git-lfs-install(1), gitattributes(5).

Part of the git-lfs(1) suite.
