shows what would be committed if the same options are given to
`git-commit`.
+If any paths have been touched in the working tree (that is,
+their modification times have changed) but their contents and
+permissions are identical to those in the index file, the command
+updates the index file. Running `git-status` can thus speed up
+subsequent operations such as `git-diff` if the working tree
+contains many paths that have been touched but not modified.
+
OUTPUT
------
The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit
template comments, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'.
+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).
+
CONFIGURATION
-------------
compatibility) and `color.status.<slot>` configuration variables
to colorize its output.
-As for gitlink:git-add[1], the configuration variable
-'core.excludesfile' can indicate a path to a file containing patterns
-of file names to exclude, in addition to patterns given in
-'info/exclude' and '.gitignore'.
-
+See Also
+--------
+gitlink:gitignore[5]
Author
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GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-