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| author |  Andreas G. Schacker <andreas.schacker@gmail.com> | 2018-01-09 16:30:34 +0100 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2018-01-09 11:37:09 -0800 |
| commit | 30221a3389f4172940b774829c95927fe6a728e5 (patch) | |
| tree | 6d14c4b2c618f65db4c7733765103df52b5875e9 /Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | |
| parent | Git 2.10.5 (diff) | |
| download | tgif-30221a3389f4172940b774829c95927fe6a728e5.tar.xz | |
doc/read-tree: remove obsolete remark
Earlier versions of `git read-tree` required the `--prefix` option value
to end with a slash. This restriction was eventually lifted without a
corresponding amendment to the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Andreas G. Schacker <andreas.schacker@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-read-tree.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 5 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index fa1d557e5b..a34190bb88 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ OPTIONS * when both sides add a path identically. The resolution is to add that path. ---prefix=<prefix>/:: +--prefix=<prefix>:: Keep the current index contents, and read the contents of the named tree-ish under the directory at `<prefix>`. The command will refuse to overwrite entries that already - existed in the original index file. Note that the `<prefix>/` - value must end with a slash. + existed in the original index file. --exclude-per-directory=<gitignore>:: When running the command with `-u` and `-m` options, the |