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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 3521637b58..4b28292811 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ 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 ----------- @@ -79,15 +79,16 @@ OPTIONS -x <pattern>:: --exclude=<pattern>:: - Skips files matching pattern. - Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. + Skip untracked files matching pattern. + Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS + below for more information. -X <file>:: --exclude-from=<file>:: - exclude patterns are read from <file>; 1 per line. + Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line. --exclude-per-directory=<file>:: - read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the + Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the directory and its subdirectories in <file>. --exclude-standard:: @@ -106,8 +107,16 @@ 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 +141,12 @@ 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. @@ -178,7 +193,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order: file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered in the same order they appear in the file. - 3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies + 3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies a name of the file in each directory 'git ls-files' examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the @@ -194,15 +209,6 @@ SEE ALSO -------- linkgit:git-read-tree[1], linkgit:gitignore[5] - -Author ------- -Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano, Josh Triplett, and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |