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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-ls-files.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-ls-files.txt | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 3521637b58..bd919f2dfd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -106,8 +106,16 @@ OPTIONS with `-s` or `-u` options does not make any sense. -t:: - Identify the file status with the following tags (followed by - a space) at the start of each line: + This feature is semi-deprecated. For scripting purpose, + linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and + linkgit:git-diff-files[1] `--name-status` are almost always + superior alternatives, and users should look at + linkgit:git-status[1] `--short` or linkgit:git-diff[1] + `--name-status` for more user-friendly alternatives. ++ +This option identifies the file status with the following tags (followed by +a space) at the start of each line: + H:: cached S:: skip-worktree M:: unmerged |