Trees are tree-like

ben · ben · commit 334a48522c61 · 2014-01-17T05:47:35.000-08:00
diff --git a/docs/guides/101-samples/index.md b/docs/guides/101-samples/index.md
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ error = git_index_write(idx);
 
 <h3 id="index_trees">Trees</h3>
 
+Note that all tree operations work recursively.
+For example, `git_index_read_tree` will replace not only the root directory, but all subdirectory contents as well.
+
 ```c
 /* Overwrite the index contents with those of a tree */
 git_tree *tree = NULL;
