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NAME top
git-archive - Create an archive of files from a named treeSYNOPSIS top
_git archive_ [--format=<fmt>] [--list] [--prefix=<prefix>/] [<extra>]
[-o <file> | --output=<file>] [--worktree-attributes]
[--remote=<repo> [--exec=<git-upload-archive>]] <tree-ish>
[<path>...]DESCRIPTION top
Creates an archive of the specified format containing the tree
structure for the named tree, and writes it out to the standard
output. If <prefix> is specified it is prepended to the filenames
in the archive.
_git archive_ behaves differently when given a tree ID as opposed to
a commit ID or tag ID. When a tree ID is provided, the current
time is used as the modification time of each file in the archive.
On the other hand, when a commit ID or tag ID is provided, the
commit time as recorded in the referenced commit object is used
instead. Additionally the commit ID is stored in a global extended
pax header if the tar format is used; it can be extracted using
_git get-tar-commit-id_. In ZIP files it is stored as a file
comment.OPTIONS top
--format=<fmt>
Format of the resulting archive. Possible values are **tar**, **zip**,
**tar.gz**, **tgz**, and any format defined using the configuration
option **tar.**_<format>_**.command**. If **--format** is not given, and the
output file is specified, the format is inferred from the
filename if possible (e.g. writing to **foo.zip** makes the output
to be in the **zip** format). Otherwise the output format is **tar**.
-l, --list
Show all available formats.
-v, --verbose
Report progress to stderr.
--prefix=<prefix>/
Prepend <prefix>/ to paths in the archive. Can be repeated;
its rightmost value is used for all tracked files. See below
which value gets used by **--add-file**.
-o <file>, --output=<file>
Write the archive to <file> instead of stdout.
--add-file=<file>
Add a non-tracked file to the archive. Can be repeated to add
multiple files. The path of the file in the archive is built
by concatenating the value of the last **--prefix** option (if
any) before this **--add-file** and the basename of <file>.
--add-virtual-file=<path>:<content>
Add the specified contents to the archive. Can be repeated to
add multiple files.
The _<path>_ argument can start and end with a literal
double-quote character; the contained file name is interpreted
as a C-style string, i.e. the backslash is interpreted as
escape character. The path must be quoted if it contains a
colon, to avoid the colon from being misinterpreted as the
separator between the path and the contents, or if the path
begins or ends with a double-quote character.
The file mode is limited to a regular file, and the option may
be subject to platform-dependent command-line limits. For
non-trivial cases, write an untracked file and use **--add-file**
instead.
Note that unlike **--add-file** the path created in the archive is
not affected by the **--prefix** option, as a full _<path>_ can be
given as the value of the option.
--worktree-attributes
Look for attributes in .gitattributes files in the working
tree as well (see the section called “ATTRIBUTES”).
--mtime=<time>
Set modification time of archive entries. Without this option
the committer time is used if _<tree-ish>_ is a commit or tag,
and the current time if it is a tree.
<extra>
This can be any options that the archiver backend understands.
See next section.
--remote=<repo>
Instead of making a tar archive from the local repository,
retrieve a tar archive from a remote repository. Note that the
remote repository may place restrictions on which sha1
expressions may be allowed in _<tree-ish>_. See
[git-upload-archive(1)](../man1/git-upload-archive.1.html) for details.
--exec=<git-upload-archive>
Used with --remote to specify the path to the
_git-upload-archive_ on the remote side.
<tree-ish>
The tree or commit to produce an archive for.
<path>
Without an optional path parameter, all files and
subdirectories of the current working directory are included
in the archive. If one or more paths are specified, only these
are included.BACKEND EXTRA OPTIONS top
zip - Specify compression level. Larger values allow the command to spend more time to compress to smaller size. Supported values are from -0 (store-only) to -9 (best ratio). Default is -6 if not given.
tar - Specify compression level. The value will be passed to the compression command configured in tar..command. See manual page of the configured command for the list of supported levels and the default level if this option isn’t specified.
CONFIGURATION top
tar.umask
This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of
tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the
world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the
archiving user’s umask will be used instead. See umask(2) for
details. If **--remote** is used then only the configuration of
the remote repository takes effect.
tar.<format>.command
This variable specifies a shell command through which the tar
output generated by **git archive** should be piped. The command
is executed using the shell with the generated tar file on its
standard input, and should produce the final output on its
standard output. Any compression-level options will be passed
to the command (e.g., **-9**).
The **tar.gz** and **tgz** formats are defined automatically and use
the magic command **git archive gzip** by default, which invokes
an internal implementation of gzip.
tar.<format>.remote
If true, enable the format for use by remote clients via
[git-upload-archive(1)](../man1/git-upload-archive.1.html). Defaults to false for user-defined
formats, but true for the **tar.gz** and **tgz** formats.ATTRIBUTES top
export-ignore
Files and directories with the attribute export-ignore won’t
be added to archive files. See [gitattributes(5)](../man5/gitattributes.5.html) for details.
export-subst
If the attribute export-subst is set for a file then Git will
expand several placeholders when adding this file to an
archive. See [gitattributes(5)](../man5/gitattributes.5.html) for details.
Note that attributes are by default taken from the **.gitattributes**
files in the tree that is being archived. If you want to tweak the
way the output is generated after the fact (e.g. you committed
without adding an appropriate export-ignore in its
**.gitattributes**), adjust the checked out **.gitattributes** file as
necessary and use **--worktree-attributes** option. Alternatively you
can keep necessary attributes that should apply while archiving
any tree in your **$GIT_DIR/info/attributes** file.EXAMPLES top
**git archive --format=tar --prefix=junk/ HEAD** | (**cd /var/tmp/** &&
**tar xf -**)
Create a tar archive that contains the contents of the latest
commit on the current branch, and extract it in the
**/var/tmp/junk** directory.
**git archive --format=tar --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0** | **gzip**
>**git-1.4.0.tar.gz**
Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release.
**git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0**
>**git-1.4.0.tar.gz**
Same as above, but using the builtin tar.gz handling.
**git archive --prefix=git-1.4.0/ -o git-1.4.0.tar.gz v1.4.0**
Same as above, but the format is inferred from the output
file.
**git archive --format=tar --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0^**{tree} | **gzip**
>**git-1.4.0.tar.gz**
Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release, but without a
global extended pax header.
**git archive --format=zip --prefix=git-docs/ HEAD:Documentation/** >
**git-1.4.0-docs.zip**
Put everything in the current head’s Documentation/ directory
into _git-1.4.0-docs.zip_, with the prefix _git-docs/_.
**git archive -o latest.zip HEAD**
Create a Zip archive that contains the contents of the latest
commit on the current branch. Note that the output format is
inferred by the extension of the output file.
**git archive -o latest.tar --prefix=build/ --add-file=configure**
**--prefix= HEAD**
Creates a tar archive that contains the contents of the latest
commit on the current branch with no prefix and the untracked
file _configure_ with the prefix _build/_.
**git config tar.tar.xz.command** "xz **-c**"
Configure a "tar.xz" format for making LZMA-compressed
tarfiles. You can use it specifying **--format=tar.xz**, or by
creating an output file like **-o foo.tar.xz**.SEE ALSO top
[gitattributes(5)](../man5/gitattributes.5.html)GIT top
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