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DESCRIPTION
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-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
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--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.