git-mktree - Man Page

• Build a tree object and verify that each tree entry's hash identifies an existing object: git mktree
• Allow missing objects: git mktree --missing
• Read the NUL ([z]ero character) terminated output of the tree object (git ls-tree -z): git mktree -z
• Allow the creation of multiple tree objects: git mktree --batch
• Sort and build a tree from stdin (non-recursive git ls-tree output format is required): git < path/to/tree.txt mktree

tldr.sh

git mktree [-z] [--missing] [--batch]

Reads standard input in non-recursive ls-tree output format, and creates a tree object​. The order of the tree entries is normalized by mktree so pre-sorting the input is not required​. The object name of the tree object built is written to the standard output​.

-z

Read the NUL-terminated ls-tree -z output instead​.

--missing

Allow missing objects​. The default behaviour (without this option) is to verify that each tree entry’s hash identifies an existing object​. This option has no effect on the treatment of gitlink entries (aka "submodules") which are always allowed to be missing​.

--batch

Allow building of more than one tree object before exiting​. Each tree is separated by a single blank line​. The final newline is optional​. Note - if the -z option is used, lines are terminated with NUL​.

Part of the git(1) suite