# GIT-MKTREE - Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text - man(1) - [phpMan]

> **TLDR:** Build a tree object using `ls-tree` formatted text.
>
- Build a tree object and verify that each tree entry's hash identifies an existing object:
  `git mktree`
- Allow missing objects:
  `git mktree --missing`
- Read the NUL ([z]ero character) terminated output of the tree object (`git ls-tree -z`):
  `git mktree -z`
- Allow the creation of multiple tree objects:
  `git mktree --batch`
- Sort and build a tree from `stdin` (non-recursive `git ls-tree` output format is required):
  `git < {{path/to/tree.txt}} mktree`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       git-mktree - Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text

## SYNOPSIS
       _git_ _mktree_ [-z] [--missing] [--batch]


## DESCRIPTION
       Reads standard input in non-recursive **ls-tree **output format, and creates a tree object. The
       order of the tree entries is normalized by mktree so pre-sorting the input is not required.
       The object name of the tree object built is written to the standard output.

## OPTIONS
### -z
           Read the NUL-terminated **ls-tree -z **output instead.

### --missing
           Allow missing objects. The default behaviour (without this option) is to verify that each
           tree entry’s hash identifies an existing object. This option has no effect on the
           treatment of gitlink entries (aka "submodules") which are always allowed to be missing.

### --batch
           Allow building of more than one tree object before exiting. Each tree is separated by a
           single blank line. The final newline is optional. Note - if the **-z **option is used, lines
           are terminated with NUL.

## GIT
       Part of the [**git**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/git/1/markdown) suite

Git 2.43.0                                   07/02/2025                                [_GIT-MKTREE_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GIT-MKTREE/1/markdown)