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@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v] [-f]
- [-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--|ignored]
- [-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--|killed] [-m|--modified]
+ [-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--ignored]
+ [-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--killed] [-m|--modified]
+ [--resolve-undo]
[--directory [--no-empty-directory]] [--eol]
[--deduplicate]
[-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
@@ -24,25 +25,30 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
+This command merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
directory list, and shows different combinations of the two.
-One or more of the options below may be used to determine the files
-shown:
+Several flags can be used to determine which files are
+shown, and each file may be printed multiple times if there are
+multiple entries in the index or if multiple statuses are applicable for
+the relevant file selection options.
OPTIONS
-------
-c::
--cached::
- Show cached files in the output (default)
+ Show all files cached in Git's index, i.e. all tracked files.
+ (This is the default if no -c/-s/-d/-o/-u/-k/-m/--resolve-undo
+ options are specified.)
-d::
--deleted::
- Show deleted files in the output
+ Show files with an unstaged deletion
-m::
--modified::
- Show modified files in the output
+ Show files with an unstaged modification (note that an unstaged
+ deletion also counts as an unstaged modification)
-o::
--others::
@@ -50,11 +56,14 @@ OPTIONS
-i::
--ignored::
- 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. Standard ignore rules are not automatically activated,
- therefore at least one of the `--exclude*` options is required.
+ Show only ignored files in the output. Must be used with
+ either an explicit '-c' or '-o'. When showing files in the
+ index (i.e. when used with '-c'), print only those files
+ matching an exclude pattern. When showing "other" files
+ (i.e. when used with '-o'), show only those matched by an
+ exclude pattern. Standard ignore rules are not automatically
+ activated; therefore, at least one of the `--exclude*` options
+ is required.
-s::
--stage::
@@ -63,19 +72,29 @@ OPTIONS
--directory::
If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its
name (with a trailing slash) and not its whole contents.
+ Has no effect without -o/--others.
--no-empty-directory::
Do not list empty directories. Has no effect without --directory.
-u::
--unmerged::
- Show unmerged files in the output (forces --stage)
+ Show information about unmerged files in the output, but do
+ not show any other tracked files (forces --stage, overrides
+ --cached).
-k::
--killed::
- Show files on the filesystem that need to be removed due
- to file/directory conflicts for checkout-index to
- succeed.
+ Show untracked files on the filesystem that need to be removed
+ due to file/directory conflicts for tracked files to be able to
+ be written to the filesystem.
+
+--resolve-undo::
+ Show files having resolve-undo information in the index
+ together with their resolve-undo information. (resolve-undo
+ information is what is used to implement "git checkout -m
+ $PATH", i.e. to recreate merge conflicts that were
+ accidentally resolved)
-z::
\0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames.
@@ -100,7 +119,10 @@ OPTIONS
--exclude-per-directory=<file>::
Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
- directory and its subdirectories in <file>.
+ directory and its subdirectories in <file>. If you are
+ trying to emulate the way Porcelain commands work, using
+ the `--exclude-standard` option instead is easier and more
+ thorough.
--exclude-standard::
Add the standard Git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore
@@ -118,24 +140,27 @@ OPTIONS
with `-s` or `-u` options does not make any sense.
-t::
- This feature is semi-deprecated. For scripting purpose,
- linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and
+ Show status tags together with filenames. Note that for
+ scripting purposes, linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and
linkgit:git-diff-files[1] `--name-status` are almost always
- superior alternatives, and users should look at
+ superior alternatives; users should look at
linkgit:git-status[1] `--short` or linkgit:git-diff[1]
`--name-status` for more user-friendly alternatives.
+
--
-This option identifies the file status with the following tags (followed by
-a space) at the start of each line:
-
- H:: cached
- S:: skip-worktree
- M:: unmerged
- R:: removed/deleted
- C:: modified/changed
- K:: to be killed
- ?:: other
+This option provides a reason for showing each filename, in the form
+of a status tag (which is followed by a space and then the filename).
+The status tags are all single characters from the following list:
+
+ H:: tracked file that is not either unmerged or skip-worktree
+ S:: tracked file that is skip-worktree
+ M:: tracked file that is unmerged
+ R:: tracked file with unstaged removal/deletion
+ C:: tracked file with unstaged modification/change
+ K:: untracked paths which are part of file/directory conflicts
+ which prevent checking out tracked files
+ ?:: untracked file
+ U:: file with resolve-undo information
--
-v::
@@ -247,8 +272,14 @@ interpolated. The following "fieldname" are understood:
objectmode::
The mode of the file which is recorded in the index.
+objecttype::
+ The object type of the file which is recorded in the index.
objectname::
The name of the file which is recorded in the index.
+objectsize[:padded]::
+ The object size of the file which is recorded in the index
+ ("-" if the object is a `commit` or `tree`).
+ It also supports a padded format of size with "%(objectsize:padded)".
stage::
The stage of the file which is recorded in the index.
eolinfo:index::
@@ -269,7 +300,8 @@ traversing the directory tree and finding files to show when the
flags --others or --ignored are specified. linkgit:gitignore[5]
specifies the format of exclude patterns.
-These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
+These exclude patterns can be specified from the following places,
+in order:
1. The command-line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a
single pattern. Patterns are ordered in the same order
@@ -291,6 +323,18 @@ top of the directory tree. A pattern read from a file specified
by --exclude-per-directory is relative to the directory that the
pattern file appears in.
+Generally, you should be able to use `--exclude-standard` when you
+want the exclude rules applied the same way as what Porcelain
+commands do. To emulate what `--exclude-standard` specifies, you
+can give `--exclude-per-directory=.gitignore`, and then specify:
+
+ 1. The file specified by the `core.excludesfile` configuration
+ variable, if exists, or the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore` file.
+
+ 2. The `$GIT_DIR/info/exclude` file.
+
+via the `--exclude-from=` option.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-read-tree[1], linkgit:gitignore[5]