GIT-WRITE-TREE(1) Git Manual GIT-WRITE-TREE(1)
NAME
git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index
SYNOPSIS
git write-tree [--missing-ok] [--prefix=<prefix>/]
DESCRIPTION
Creates a tree object using the current index. The name of the new tree object is printed to standard output.
The index must be in a fully merged state.
Conceptually, git write-tree sync()s the current index contents into a set of tree files. In order to have that match what is actually in
your directory right now, you need to have done a git update-index phase before you did the git write-tree.
OPTIONS
--missing-ok
Normally git write-tree ensures that the objects referenced by the directory exist in the object database. This option disables this
check.
--prefix=<prefix>/
Writes a tree object that represents a subdirectory <prefix>. This can be used to write the tree object for a subproject that is in the
named subdirectory.
AUTHOR
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org[1]>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
NOTES
1. torvalds@osdl.org
mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2. git@vger.kernel.org
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org
Git 1.7.1 07/05/2010 GIT-WRITE-TREE(1)
