git-write-tree(1) - Linux man page
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