cat-file --filter hash:file - invalid filter-spec

[paulkronabethleitner]

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Git for Windows version

git version 2.50.0.windows.1

Windows version

Windows 11

Windows CPU architecture

x86_64 (64-bit)

Terminal/shell

Powershell

Commands that trigger the issue

git cat-file --filter COMMIT:FILENAME

Expected behaviour

Content of file shown - like in works in 2.49

Actual behaviour

Error fatal: invalid filter-spec

[becm]

I did not find any mention in older git cat-file doc, all mentions use the argument --filters.

If it had been accepted as an alias up to v2.50, this is no longer possible.
This argument now is used for object filter capability (not content filter trigger), similar to git clone.

→ intended upstream Git behavior.