-z::
--null::
- When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, terminate
- entries in the status output with NUL, instead of LF. If no
- format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
+ When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, print the
+ filename verbatim and terminate the entries with NUL, instead of LF.
+ If no format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
+ Without the `-z` option, filenames with "unusual" characters are
+ quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
+ (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
-F <file>::
--file=<file>::
HOOKS
-----
This command can run `commit-msg`, `prepare-commit-msg`, `pre-commit`,
-and `post-commit` hooks. See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
+`post-commit` and `post-rewrite` hooks. See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
information.
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