1git-write-tree(1) 2================= 3 4NAME 5---- 6git-write-tree - Creates a tree object from the current index 7 8 9SYNOPSIS 10-------- 11'git-write-tree' [--missing-ok] 12 13DESCRIPTION 14----------- 15Creates a tree object using the current index. 16 17The index must be in a fully merged state. 18 19Conceptually, `git-write-tree` sync()s the current index contents 20into a set of tree files. 21In order to have that match what is actually in your directory right 22now, you need to have done a `git-update-index` phase before you did the 23`git-write-tree`. 24 25 26OPTIONS 27------- 28--missing-ok:: 29 Normally `git-write-tree` ensures that the objects referenced by the 30 directory exist in the object database. This option disables this 31 check. 32 33Author 34------ 35Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 36 37Documentation 38-------------- 39Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. 40 41GIT 42--- 43Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite 44