On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 04:30:34PM +0100, Andreas G. Schacker wrote: > 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. Makes sense. > ---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. Is it worth mentioning in the new world order that the slash is not implied? I.e., that you probably do want to say "--prefix=foo/" if you want the subdirectory "foo", but do not want to match "foobar"? -Peff
