X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-write-tree.txt;h=bfceacacb34262b73507a87fa23995d1183a3edc;hb=1ae96444104c2bd9c653658fef79ef543559ad27;hp=26d3850e7317c22dcf0999e0c4a6afe9a5ea2e03;hpb=00d3278c8534a8244ae3447189401111e017fd5d;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt index 26d3850e7..bfceacacb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt @@ -12,21 +12,22 @@ SYNOPSIS 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.