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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 2d4bbfc..fd0fe7c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ OPTIONS --short:: Give the output in the short-format. +-b:: +--branch:: + Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format. + --porcelain:: Give the output in a stable, easy-to-parse format for scripts. Currently this is identical to --short output, but is guaranteed @@ -120,6 +124,10 @@ Ignored files are not listed. ? ? untracked ------------------------------------------------- +If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line + +## branchname tracking info + There is an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In that format, the status field is the same, but some other things change. First, the '->' is omitted from rename entries and the field @@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ order is reversed (e.g 'from -> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL and the terminating newline (but a space still separates the status field from the first filename). Third, filenames containing special characters are not specially formatted; no quoting or -backslash-escaping is performed. +backslash-escaping is performed. Fourth, there is no branch line. CONFIGURATION ------------- |