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* nd/index-format-doc: index-format.txt: clarify what is "invalid"
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this span of index as a tree.
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An entry can be in an invalidated state and is represented by having
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-1 in the entry_count field. In this case, there is no object name
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and the next entry starts immediately after the newline.
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a negative number in the entry_count field. In this case, there is no
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object name and the next entry starts immediately after the newline.
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When writing an invalid entry, -1 should always be used as entry_count.
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The entries are written out in the top-down, depth-first order. The
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first entry represents the root level of the repository, followed by the
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