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index 9f85d60b5f..e26f01fb1d 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
-----------
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ OPTIONS
-o::
--others::
- Show other files in the output
+ Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
-i::
--ignored::
- Show ignored files in the output.
- Note that this also reverses any exclude list present.
+ Show only ignored files in the output. When showing files in the
+ index, print only those matched by an exclude pattern. When
+ showing "other" files, show only those matched by an exclude
+ pattern.
-s::
--stage::
@@ -77,19 +79,20 @@ 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::
- Add the standard git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore
+ Add the standard Git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore
in each directory, and the user's global exclusion file.
--error-unmatch::
@@ -104,9 +107,18 @@ 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
R:: removed/deleted
C:: modified/changed
@@ -126,9 +138,15 @@ OPTIONS
--abbrev[=<n>]::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
- lines, show only handful hexdigits prefix.
+ 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.
@@ -138,15 +156,15 @@ OPTIONS
Output
------
-show files just outputs the filename unless '--stage' is specified in
+'git ls-files' just outputs the filenames unless '--stage' is specified in
which case it outputs:
[<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file>
-'git-ls-files --unmerged' and 'git-ls-files --stage' can be used to examine
+'git ls-files --unmerged' and 'git ls-files --stage' can be used to examine
detailed information on unmerged paths.
-For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA1 pair,
+For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA-1 pair,
the index records up to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage
1, A in stage 2, and B in stage 3. This information can be used by
the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be recorded at the
@@ -160,23 +178,23 @@ respectively.
Exclude Patterns
----------------
-'git-ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
+'git ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
traversing the directory tree and finding files to show when the
flags --others or --ignored are specified. linkgit:gitignore[5]
specifies the format of exclude patterns.
These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
- 1. The command line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a
+ 1. The command-line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a
single pattern. Patterns are ordered in the same order
they appear in the command line.
- 2. The command line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a
+ 2. The command-line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a
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
- a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
+ 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
same order they appear in the files.
@@ -191,15 +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