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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt index dbc91f9..9dee7be 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt @@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ OPTIONS Show object size of blob (file) entries. -z:: - \0 line termination on output. + \0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames. + See OUTPUT FORMAT below for more information. --name-only:: --name-status:: @@ -82,8 +83,6 @@ Output Format ------------- <mode> SP <type> SP <object> TAB <file> -Unless the `-z` option is used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters -in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively. This output format is compatible with what `--index-info --stdin` of 'git update-index' expects. @@ -95,6 +94,11 @@ Object size identified by <object> is given in bytes, and right-justified with minimum width of 7 characters. Object size is given only for blobs (file) entries; for other entries `-` character is used in place of size. +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. + GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |