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diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index ed9d63ef4a..f2a07d54d6 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 @@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ Merging ------- If `-m` is specified, 'git read-tree' can perform 3 kinds of merge, a single tree merge if only 1 tree is given, a -fast-forward merge with 2 trees, or a 3-way merge if 3 trees are +fast-forward merge with 2 trees, or a 3-way merge if 3 or more trees are provided. @@ -179,6 +178,7 @@ Here are the "carry forward" rules, where "I" denotes the index, "clean" means that index and work tree coincide, and "exists"/"nothing" refer to the presence of a path in the specified commit: +.... I H M Result ------------------------------------------------------- 0 nothing nothing nothing (does not happen) @@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ refer to the presence of a path in the specified commit: 19 no no yes exists exists keep index 20 yes yes no exists exists use M 21 no yes no exists exists fail +.... In all "keep index" cases, the index entry stays as in the original index file. If the entry is not up to date, |