Examines paths in the working tree that has changes unrecorded
to the index file, and changes between the index file and the
current HEAD commit. The former paths are what you _could_
-commit by running 'git-update-index' before running 'git
+commit by running 'git add' before running 'git
commit', and the latter paths are what you _would_ commit by
running 'git commit'.
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.
+See Also
+--------
+gitlink:gitignore[5]
Author
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GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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