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@@ -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::
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ 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>.
\--::