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@@ -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
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ OPTIONS
The id of the tree object(s) to be read/merged.
-Merging
+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
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ middle of doing, and when your working tree is ready (i.e. you
have finished your work-in-progress), attempt the merge again.
-Sparse checkout
+SPARSE CHECKOUT
---------------
"Sparse checkout" allows populating the working directory sparsely.