1git-write-tree(1) 2================= 3 4NAME 5---- 6git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index 7 8 9SYNOPSIS 10-------- 11[verse] 12'git write-tree' [--missing-ok] [--prefix=<prefix>/] 13 14DESCRIPTION 15----------- 16Creates a tree object using the current index. The name of the new 17tree object is printed to standard output. 18 19The index must be in a fully merged state. 20 21Conceptually, 'git write-tree' sync()s the current index contents 22into a set of tree files. 23In order to have that match what is actually in your directory right 24now, you need to have done a 'git update-index' phase before you did the 25'git write-tree'. 26 27 28OPTIONS 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 40GIT 41--- 42Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite