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GIT-MKTREE(1)                   Git Manual                  GIT-MKTREE(1)

NAME top

       git-mktree - Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text

SYNOPSIS top

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

DESCRIPTION top

       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.

OPTIONS top

       -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.

GIT top

       Part of the git(1) suite

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Git 2.51.0.rc1                  2025-08-07                  GIT-MKTREE(1)

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