.SH "EXAMPLES"
.TP
-git tar\-tree HEAD | (cd /var/tmp/ && mkdir junk && tar Cxf junk \-)
+git tar\-tree HEAD junk | (cd /var/tmp/ && tar xf \-)
Create a tar archive that contains the contents of the latest commit on the current branch, and extracts it in /var/tmp/junk directory\&.
+.TP
+git tar\-tree v1\&.4\&.0 git\-1\&.4\&.0 | gzip >git\-1\&.4\&.0\&.tar\&.gz
+Create a tarball for v1\&.4\&.0 release\&.
-git tar\-tree v2\&.6\&.17 linux\-2\&.6\&.17 | gzip >linux\-2\&.6\&.17\&.tar\&.gz
-
-.nf
-Create a tarball for v2\&.6\&.17 release\&.
-.fi
-
-
-git tar\-tree \-\-remote=example\&.com:git\&.git v0\&.99 >git\-0\&.99\&.tar
+.TP
+git tar\-tree v1\&.4\&.0^{tree} git\-1\&.4\&.0 | gzip >git\-1\&.4\&.0\&.tar\&.gz
+Create a tarball for v1\&.4\&.0 release, but without a global extended pax header\&.
-.nf
-Get a tarball v0\&.99 from example\&.com\&.
-.fi
+.TP
+git tar\-tree \-\-remote=example\&.com:git\&.git v1\&.4\&.0 >git\-1\&.4\&.0\&.tar
+Get a tarball v1\&.4\&.0 from example\&.com\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"