Manual: git-write-tree

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NAME
       git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index

SYNOPSIS
       git write-tree [--missing-ok] [--prefix=/]

DESCRIPTION
       Creates a tree object using the current index. The name of the new tree object is printed to standard
       output.

       The index must be in a fully merged state.

       Conceptually, git write-tree sync()s the current index contents into a set of tree files. In order to
       have that match what is actually in your directory right now, you need to have done a git
       update-index phase before you did the git write-tree.

OPTIONS
       --missing-ok
	   Normally git write-tree ensures that the objects referenced by the directory exist in the object
	   database. This option disables this check.

       --prefix=/
	   Writes a tree object that represents a subdirectory . This can be used to write the tree
	   object for a subproject that is in the named subdirectory.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

Git 2.53.0					 03/02/2026				   GIT-WRITE-TREE(1)