'\" t .\" Title: git-write-tree .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/> .\" Date: 06/01/2011 .\" Manual: Git Manual .\" Source: Git 1.7.5.4 .\" Language: English .\" .TH "GIT\-WRITE\-TREE" "1" "06/01/2011" "Git 1\&.7\&.5\&.4" "Git Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .SH "NAME" git-write-tree \- Create a tree object from the current index .SH "SYNOPSIS" .sp \fIgit write\-tree\fR [\-\-missing\-ok] [\-\-prefix=<prefix>/] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .sp Creates a tree object using the current index\&. The name of the new tree object is printed to standard output\&. .sp The index must be in a fully merged state\&. .sp Conceptually, \fIgit write\-tree\fR 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 \fIgit update\-index\fR phase before you did the \fIgit write\-tree\fR\&. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP \-\-missing\-ok .RS 4 Normally \fIgit write\-tree\fR ensures that the objects referenced by the directory exist in the object database\&. This option disables this check\&. .RE .PP \-\-prefix=<prefix>/ .RS 4 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\&. .RE .SH "GIT" .sp Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite