Examples
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-git tar-tree HEAD | (cd /var/tmp/ && mkdir junk && tar Cxf junk -)::
+git tar-tree HEAD junk | (cd /var/tmp/ && tar xf -)::
Create a tar archive that contains the contents of the
latest commit on the current branch, and extracts it in
`/var/tmp/junk` directory.
-git tar-tree v2.6.17 linux-2.6.17 | gzip >linux-2.6.17.tar.gz
+git tar-tree v1.4.0 git-1.4.0 | gzip >git-1.4.0.tar.gz::
- Create a tarball for v2.6.17 release.
+ Create a tarball for v1.4.0 release.
-git tar-tree --remote=example.com:git.git v0.99 >git-0.99.tar
+git tar-tree v1.4.0{caret}\{tree\} git-1.4.0 | gzip >git-1.4.0.tar.gz::
- Get a tarball v0.99 from example.com.
+ Create a tarball for v1.4.0 release, but without a
+ global extended pax header.
+
+git tar-tree --remote=example.com:git.git v1.4.0 >git-1.4.0.tar::
+
+ Get a tarball v1.4.0 from example.com.
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