Add or update an index entry from a buffer in memory
This method will create a blob in the repository that owns the
index and then add the index entry to the index. The path
of the
entry represents the position of the blob relative to the
repository's root folder.
If a previous index entry exists that has the same path as the
given 'entry', it will be replaced. Otherwise, the 'entry' will be
added. The id
and the file_size
of the 'entry' are updated with the
real value of the blob.
This forces the file to be added to the index, not looking at gitignore rules. Those rules can be evaluated through the git_status APIs (in status.h) before calling this.
If this file currently is the result of a merge conflict, this file will no longer be marked as conflicting. The data about the conflict will be moved to the "resolve undo" (REUC) section.
data to be written into the blob
length of the data
0 or an error code