# sgit cat, cli.sgit.ai

> Decrypt and print a vault file to stdout

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# sgit cat

Decrypt and print a vault file to stdout.

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```text
sgit cat [options] <path> [directory]
```

| Argument | | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| `path` | required | File path inside the vault |
| `directory` | optional | Vault directory (default: .) |

| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| `--id` | Print only the blob ID (zero network calls) |
| `--json` | Print file metadata as JSON (path, blob_id, size, content_type, fetched) |

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