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<p><code>git checkout-index</code> will "export" the index into the specified
directory.</p>
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<p>The final "/" is important. The exported name is literally just
prefixed with the specified string.  Contrast this with the
following example.</p>
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<dt class="hdlist1">Export files with a prefix</dt>
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<pre>$ git checkout-index --prefix=.merged- Makefile</pre>
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<p>This will 