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+extensions.objectFormat::
+ Specify the hash algorithm to use. The acceptable values are `sha1` and
+ `sha256`. If not specified, `sha1` is assumed. It is an error to specify
+ this key unless `core.repositoryFormatVersion` is 1.
++
+Note that this setting should only be set by linkgit:git-init[1] or
+linkgit:git-clone[1]. Trying to change it after initialization will not
+work and will produce hard-to-diagnose issues.