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Documentation: read-tree --prefix works with existing subtrees

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Since 34110cd4 (Make 'unpack_trees()' have a separate source and
destination index) it is no longer true that a subdirectory with
the same prefix must not exist.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Clemens Buchacher 2011-12-31 12:50:56 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -83,11 +83,10 @@ OPTIONS
--prefix=<prefix>/::
Keep the current index contents, and read the contents
of the named tree-ish under the directory at `<prefix>`. The
original index file cannot have anything at the path
`<prefix>` itself, nor anything in the `<prefix>/`
directory. Note that the `<prefix>/` value must end
with a slash.
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.
--exclude-per-directory=<gitignore>::
When running the command with `-u` and `-m` options, the