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[PATCH] doc/read-tree: remove obsolete remark

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ASAndreas G. Schacker <andreas.schacker@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 9, 2018, 15:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20180109153034.22970-1-andreas.schacker@gmail.com>

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.

Signed-off-by: Andreas G. Schacker <andreas.schacker@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index 72bd809fb..f2a07d54d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ OPTIONS
 * when both sides add a path identically.  The resolution
   is to add that path.
 
---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.
 
 --exclude-per-directory=<gitignore>::
 	When running the command with `-u` and `-m` options, the
-- 
2.15.1
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