X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-write-tree.txt;h=26d3850e7317c22dcf0999e0c4a6afe9a5ea2e03;hb=e25ccff14071ec3628153992acc82b9922e16938;hp=8744f6535d4c411b620e1504c92a04791f0246df;hpb=4ace4fc584f48d5b8df957c4462cf5c7c58ab100;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt index 8744f6535..bfceacacb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt @@ -8,25 +8,26 @@ git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-write-tree' [--missing-ok] [--prefix=/] +'git write-tree' [--missing-ok] [--prefix=/] DESCRIPTION ----------- -Creates a tree object using the current index. +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 +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`. +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 + Normally 'git write-tree' ensures that the objects referenced by the directory exist in the object database. This option disables this check.