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+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v]
- (--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])\*
- (-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])\*
+ (--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])*
+ (-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])*
[-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
[-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>]
[--exclude-per-directory=<file>]
[--exclude-standard]
[--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>]
- [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]\*
+ [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]*
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -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
@@ -132,6 +140,12 @@ OPTIONS
lines, show only a partial prefix.
Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
+--debug::
+ After each line that describes a file, add more data about its
+ cache entry. This is intended to show as much information as
+ possible for manual inspection; the exact format may change at
+ any time.
+
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.