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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 9f3a78a36c..fc282e0a92 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -97,8 +97,27 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. (and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option `status.submoduleSummary` is set). ---ignored:: +--ignored[=<mode>]:: Show ignored files as well. ++ +The mode parameter is used to specify the handling of ignored files. +It is optional: it defaults to 'traditional'. ++ +The possible options are: ++ + - 'traditional' - Shows ignored files and directories, unless + --untracked-files=all is specifed, in which case + individual files in ignored directories are + displayed. + - 'no' - Show no ignored files. + - 'matching' - Shows ignored files and directories matching an + ignore pattern. ++ +When 'matching' mode is specified, paths that explicity match an +ignored pattern are shown. If a directory matches an ignore pattern, +then it is shown, but not paths contained in the ignored directory. If +a directory does not match an ignore pattern, but all contents are +ignored, then the directory is not shown, but all contents are shown. -z:: Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies |