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| .TH "GIT\-WRITE\-TREE" "1" "2025-07-24" "Git 2\&.50\&.1\&.461\&.ge4ef04" "Git Manual" |
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| .SH "NAME" |
| git-write-tree \- Create a tree object from the current index |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .sp |
| .nf |
| \fBgit\fR \fBwrite\-tree\fR [\fB\-\-missing\-ok\fR] [\fB\-\-prefix=\fR\fI<prefix>\fR\fB/\fR] |
| .fi |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
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| 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, \fBgit\fR \fBwrite\-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 \fBgit\fR \fBupdate\-index\fR phase before you did the \fBgit\fR \fBwrite\-tree\fR\&. |
| .SH "OPTIONS" |
| .PP |
| \fB\-\-missing\-ok\fR |
| .RS 4 |
| Normally |
| \fBgit\fR |
| \fBwrite\-tree\fR |
| ensures that the objects referenced by the directory exist in the object database\&. This option disables this check\&. |
| .RE |
| .PP |
| \fB\-\-prefix=\fR\fI<prefix>\fR\fB/\fR |
| .RS 4 |
| Writes a tree object that represents a subdirectory |
| \fI<prefix>\fR\&. This can be used to write the tree object for a subproject that is in the named subdirectory\&. |
| .RE |
| .SH "GIT" |
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| Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite |
