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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 8fd0fc6236..3ea269aa7a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -12,33 +12,32 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Examines paths in the working tree that has changes unrecorded -to the index file, and changes between the index file and the -current HEAD commit. The former paths are what you _could_ -commit by running 'git add' before running 'git -commit', and the latter paths are what you _would_ commit by -running 'git commit'. - -If there is no path that is different between the index file and -the current HEAD commit, the command exits with non-zero -status. +Displays paths that have differences between the index file and the +current HEAD commit, paths that have differences between the working +tree and the index file, and paths in the working tree that are not +tracked by git (and are not ignored by linkgit:gitignore[5]). The first +are what you _would_ commit by running `git commit`; the second and +third are what you _could_ commit by running `git add` before running +`git commit`. The command takes the same set of options as `git-commit`; it shows what would be committed if the same options are given to `git-commit`. -If any paths have been touched in the working tree (that is, -their modification times have changed) but their contents and -permissions are identical to those in the index file, the command -updates the index file. Running `git-status` can thus speed up -subsequent operations such as `git-diff` if the working tree -contains many paths that have been touched but not modified. +If there is no path that is different between the index file and +the current HEAD commit (i.e., there is nothing to commit by running +`git-commit`), the command exits with non-zero status. OUTPUT ------ The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit -template comments, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'. +template comment, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'. + +The paths mentioned in the output, unlike many other git commands, are +made relative to the current directory if you are working in a +subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See +the status.relativePaths config option below. CONFIGURATION @@ -49,9 +48,13 @@ mean the same thing and the latter is kept for backward compatibility) and `color.status.<slot>` configuration variables to colorize its output. +If the config variable `status.relativePaths` is set to false, then all +paths shown are relative to the repository root, not to the current +directory. + See Also -------- -gitlink:gitignore[5] +linkgit:gitignore[5] Author ------ @@ -64,4 +67,4 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel GIT --- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite |