1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/git/object.rb b/lib/git/object.rb
index 7702811..c811810 100644
--- a/lib/git/object.rb
+++ b/lib/git/object.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ module Git
         Git::Log.new(@base, count).object(@sha)
       end
       
+      # creates an archive of this object (tree)
+      def archive(file = nil, opts = {})
+        @base.lib.archive(@sha, file, opts)
+      end
+      
     end