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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 446209e206..d153c17e06 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OPTIONS -s:: --stage:: - Show staged contents' object name, mode bits and stage number in the output. + Show staged contents' mode bits, object name and stage number in the output. --directory:: If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its @@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ OPTIONS succeed. -z:: - \0 line termination on output. + \0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames. + See OUTPUT below for more information. -x <pattern>:: --exclude=<pattern>:: @@ -196,9 +197,10 @@ the index records up to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be recorded at the path. (see linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information on state) -When `-z` option is not used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters -in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, -respectively. +Without the `-z` option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are +quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` +(see linkgit:git-config[1]). Using `-z` the filename is output +verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte. Exclude Patterns |