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* nd/index-format-doc:
  index-format.txt: clarify what is "invalid"
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@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ GIT index format
this span of index as a tree.
An entry can be in an invalidated state and is represented by having
-1 in the entry_count field. In this case, there is no object name
and the next entry starts immediately after the newline.
a negative number in the entry_count field. In this case, there is no
object name and the next entry starts immediately after the newline.
When writing an invalid entry, -1 should always be used as entry_count.
The entries are written out in the top-down, depth-first order. The
first entry represents the root level of the repository, followed by the