into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is
cleared.
+See also gitlink:git-add[1] for a more user-friendly way to do some of
+the most common operations on the index.
+
The way "git-update-index" handles files it is told about can be modified
using the various options:
--unmerged::
If --refresh finds unmerged changes in the index, the default
- behavior is to error out. This option makes git-update-index
+ behavior is to error out. This option makes git-update-index
continue anyway.
--ignore-missing::
--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <path>::
Directly insert the specified info into the index.
-
+
--index-info::
Read index information from stdin.
--chmod=(+|-)x::
- Set the execute permissions on the updated files.
+ Set the execute permissions on the updated files.
--assume-unchanged, --no-assume-unchanged::
When these flags are specified, the object name recorded
<file>::
Files to act on.
Note that files beginning with '.' are discarded. This includes
- `./file` and `dir/./file`. If you don't want this, then use
+ `./file` and `dir/./file`. If you don't want this, then use
cleaner names.
The same applies to directories ending '/' and paths with '//'
See Also
--------
-gitlink:git-config[1]
+gitlink:git-config[1],
+gitlink:git-add[1]
Author
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-