Patrick Steinhardt <ps@xxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 06:24:46PM +0000, Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget wrote: >> diff --git a/Documentation/git-mktree.txt b/Documentation/git-mktree.txt >> index afbc846d077..99abd3c31a6 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/git-mktree.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/git-mktree.txt >> @@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ OPTIONS >> optional. Note - if the `-z` option is used, lines are terminated >> with NUL. >> >> +<tree-ish>:: >> + If provided, the tree entries provided in stdin are added to this tree >> + rather than a new empty one, replacing existing entries with identical >> + names. Not compatible with `--literally`. > > I think it'd be a bit more intuitive is this was an option, like > `--base-tree=` or just `--base=`. > > One question that comes up naturally in this context: when I have a base > tree, how do I remove entries from it? Presumably the same way how you remove entries with "update-index --index-info"? I.e. mode=0 entry in the input would serve as a signal to remove the path?
