SYNOPSIS
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+[verse]
'git status' [<options>...] [--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format.
--porcelain::
- Give the output in a stable, easy-to-parse format for scripts.
- Currently this is identical to --short output, but is guaranteed
- not to change in the future, making it safe for scripts.
+ Give the output in an easy-to-parse format for scripts.
+ This is similar to the short output, but will remain stable
+ across git versions and regardless of user configuration. See
+ below for details.
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
- Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
+ Show untracked files.
+
-The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify
-the handling of untracked files. The possible options are:
+The mode parameter is optional (defaults to 'all'), and is used to
+specify the handling of untracked files; when -u is not used, the
+default is 'normal', i.e. show untracked files and directories.
++
+The possible options are:
+
---
- 'no' - Show no untracked files
- 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories
- 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
---
+
-See linkgit:git-config[1] for configuration variable
-used to change the default for when the option is not
-specified.
+The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles
+configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
--ignore-submodules[=<when>]::
Ignore changes to submodules when looking for changes. <when> can be
- either "untracked", "dirty" or "all", which is the default. When
+ either "none", "untracked", "dirty" or "all", which is the default.
+ Using "none" will consider the submodule modified when it either contains
+ untracked or modified files or its HEAD differs from the commit recorded
+ in the superproject and can be used to override any settings of the
+ 'ignore' option in linkgit:git-config[1] or linkgit:gitmodules[5]. When
"untracked" is used submodules are not considered dirty when they only
contain untracked content (but they are still scanned for modified
content). Using "dirty" ignores all changes to the work tree of submodules,
(and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
`status.submodulesummary` is set).
+--ignored::
+ Show ignored files as well.
+
-z::
Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies
the `--porcelain` output format if no other format is given.
The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit
template comment, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'.
The default, long format, is designed to be human readable,
-verbose and descriptive. They are subject to change in any time.
+verbose and descriptive. Its contents and format are subject to change
+at any time.
The paths mentioned in the output, unlike many other git commands, are
made relative to the current directory if you are working in a
subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See
the status.relativePaths config option below.
-In short-format, the status of each path is shown as
+Short Format
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as
XY PATH1 -> PATH2
-where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and ` -> PATH2` part is
+where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and the ` \-> PATH2` part is
shown only when `PATH1` corresponds to a different path in the
index/worktree (i.e. the file is renamed). The 'XY' is a two-letter
status code.
-The fields (including the `->`) are separated from each other by a
+The fields (including the `\->`) are separated from each other by a
single space. If a filename contains whitespace or other nonprintable
characters, that field will be quoted in the manner of a C string
literal: surrounded by ASCII double quote (34) characters, and with
* 'C' = copied
* 'U' = updated but unmerged
-Ignored files are not listed.
+Ignored files are not listed, unless `--ignored` option is in effect,
+in which case `XY` are `!!`.
X Y Meaning
-------------------------------------------------
U U unmerged, both modified
-------------------------------------------------
? ? untracked
+ ! ! ignored
-------------------------------------------------
If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line
## branchname tracking info
-There is an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In
+Porcelain Format
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The porcelain format is similar to the short format, but is guaranteed
+not to change in a backwards-incompatible way between git versions or
+based on user configuration. This makes it ideal for parsing by scripts.
+The description of the short format above also describes the porcelain
+format, with a few exceptions:
+
+1. The user's color.status configuration is not respected; color will
+ always be off.
+
+2. The user's status.relativePaths configuration is not respected; paths
+ shown will always be relative to the repository root.
+
+There is also an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In
that format, the status field is the same, but some other things
-change. First, the '->' is omitted from rename entries and the field
-order is reversed (e.g 'from -> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL
+change. First, the '\->' is omitted from rename entries and the field
+order is reversed (e.g 'from \-> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL
(ASCII 0) follows each filename, replacing space as a field separator
and the terminating newline (but a space still separates the status
field from the first filename). Third, filenames containing special
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linkgit:gitignore[5]
-Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>.
-
-Documentation
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-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite