'git update-index'
[--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace]
[--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing]
- [(--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>)...]
+ [(--cacheinfo <mode>,<object>,<file>)...]
[--chmod=(+|-)x]
[--[no-]assume-unchanged]
[--[no-]skip-worktree]
--ignore-missing::
Ignores missing files during a --refresh
+--cacheinfo <mode>,<object>,<path>::
--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <path>::
- Directly insert the specified info into the index.
+ Directly insert the specified info into the index. For
+ backward compatibility, you can also give these three
+ arguments as three separate parameters, but new users are
+ encouraged to use a single-parameter form.
--index-info::
Read index information from stdin.
Only meaningful with `--stdin` or `--index-info`; paths are
separated with NUL character instead of LF.
+--split-index::
+--no-split-index::
+ Enable or disable split index mode. If enabled, the index is
+ split into two files, $GIT_DIR/index and $GIT_DIR/sharedindex.<SHA-1>.
+ Changes are accumulated in $GIT_DIR/index while the shared
+ index file contains all index entries stays unchanged. If
+ split-index mode is already enabled and `--split-index` is
+ given again, all changes in $GIT_DIR/index are pushed back to
+ the shared index file. This mode is designed for very large
+ indexes that take a significant amount of time to read or write.
+
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
To pretend you have a file with mode and sha1 at path, say:
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-$ git update-index --cacheinfo mode sha1 path
+$ git update-index --cacheinfo <mode>,<sha1>,<path>
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'--info-only' is used to register files without placing them in the object