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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index d4e8f24f0c..7731b45f07 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -59,16 +59,17 @@ This is optional and defaults to the original version 'v1' format. --untracked-files[=<mode>]:: Show untracked files. + +-- The mode parameter is used to specify the handling of untracked files. It is optional: it defaults to 'all', and if specified, it must be stuck to the option (e.g. `-uno`, but not `-u no`). -+ + The possible options are: -+ + - 'no' - Show no untracked files. - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories. - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories. -+ + When `-u` option is not used, untracked files and directories are shown (i.e. the same as specifying `normal`), to help you avoid forgetting to add newly created files. Because it takes extra work @@ -78,9 +79,10 @@ Consider enabling untracked cache and split index if supported (see `git update-index --untracked-cache` and `git update-index --split-index`), Otherwise you can use `no` to have `git status` return more quickly without showing untracked files. -+ + The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. +-- --ignore-submodules[=<when>]:: Ignore changes to submodules when looking for changes. <when> can be @@ -100,11 +102,12 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. --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 specified, in which case individual files in ignored directories are @@ -112,12 +115,13 @@ The possible options are: - 'no' - Show no ignored files. - 'matching' - Shows ignored files and directories matching an ignore pattern. -+ + When 'matching' mode is specified, paths that explicitly 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 |