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<pre>$ git checkout-index -n -f -a &amp;&amp; git update-index --ignore-missing --refresh</pre>
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<dt class="hdlist1">Using <em>git checkout-index</em> to "export an entire tree"</dt>
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<p>The prefix ability basica