--long::
Give the output in the long-format. This is the default.
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ In addition to the names of files that have been changed, also
+ show the textual changes that are staged to be committed
+ (i.e., like the output of `git diff --cached`). If `-v` is specified
+ twice, then also show the changes in the working tree that
+ have not yet been staged (i.e., like the output of `git diff`).
+
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
Show untracked files.
shown (i.e. the same as specifying `normal`), to help you avoid
forgetting to add newly created files. Because it takes extra work
to find untracked files in the filesystem, this mode may take some
-time in a large working tree. You can use `no` to have `git status`
+time in a large working tree.
+Consider enabling untracked cache and split index if supported (see
+`git update-index --untracked-cache` and `git update-index
+--split-index`), Otherwise you can use `no` to have `git status`
return more quickly without showing untracked files.
+
The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles
only changes to the commits stored in the superproject are shown (this was
the behavior before 1.7.0). Using "all" hides all changes to submodules
(and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
- `status.submodulesummary` is set).
+ `status.submoduleSummary` is set).
--ignored::
Show ignored files as well.
paths shown are relative to the repository root, not to the current
directory.
-If `status.submodulesummary` is set to a non zero number or true (identical
+If `status.submoduleSummary` is set to a non zero number or true (identical
to -1 or an unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled for
the long format and a summary of commits for modified submodules will be
shown (see --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). Please note