X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-write-tree.txt;h=c8899d528adfe37459b9301e16faab90e7a7e63d;hb=ab36d06f12b7243de419bb82b11a678bea30eef2;hp=19d979bcc7952c2960053ee0c884d05a5dd64ecf;hpb=7dde4bb3674da53dd9e33c741bea3fe680690a0d;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt index 19d979bcc..c8899d528 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.