Documentation/git-write-tree.txt

   1 git-write-tree(1)
   2 =================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 [verse]
  12 'git write-tree' [--missing-ok] [--prefix=<prefix>/]
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16 Creates a tree object using the current index. The name of the new
  17 tree object is printed to standard output.
  18
  19 The index must be in a fully merged state.
  20
  21 Conceptually, 'git write-tree' sync()s the current index contents
  22 into a set of tree files.
  23 In order to have that match what is actually in your directory right
  24 now, you need to have done a 'git update-index' phase before you did the
  25 'git write-tree'.
  26
  27
  28 OPTIONS
  29 -------
  30 --missing-ok::
  31         Normally 'git write-tree' ensures that the objects referenced by the
  32         directory exist in the object database.  This option disables this
  33         check.
  34
  35 --prefix=<prefix>/::
  36         Writes a tree object that represents a subdirectory
  37         `<prefix>`.  This can be used to write the tree object
  38         for a subproject that is in the named subdirectory.
  39
  40 GIT
  41 ---
  42 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite