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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt | 3 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt index ac5c3fafe5..49c037b601 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt @@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption. + Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use + "git status --porcelain" instead, as its format is stable and easier + to parse. * Make "foo^{tag}" to peel a tag to itself, i.e. no-op., and fail if "foo" is not a tag. "git rev-parse --verify v1.0^{tag}" would be |