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scan_index_pointers

git_lfs_git::scanner

Function scan_index_pointers 

Source 
pub fn scan_index_pointers(
    cwd: &Path,
    reference: &str,
) -> Result<Vec<PointerEntry>, Error>
Expand description

LFS pointers in the index or working tree that differ from ref (typically HEAD). Mirrors upstream’s lfs/gitscanner_index.go:: scanIndex: runs git diff-index <ref> and git diff-index --cached <ref> to surface staged + working-tree changes, then dedupes by (sha, path).

Returns only pointers — small blobs that parse as LFS pointer text. Symlinks and gitlinks (their dst-mode in diff-index output) are skipped. Used by prune retention so a staged-but-uncommitted pointer doesn’t get pruned out from under the user.