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git ls-tree -r reports error but exits with zero?

Subject: git ls-tree -r reports error but exits with zero?

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Jon Seymour· Jul 23, 2011, 10:06 UTC · lore

Is this expected?

$ git ls-tree -r cbe968356e26e371ff64ccb3c619d00b9808f186 >/dev/null error: Could not read 8277223234f15b362a78203d04f4d3404682be73 $ echo $? 0

jon.

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