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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index f43af41740..3521637b58 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -44,16 +44,18 @@ OPTIONS -o:: --others:: - Show other files in the output + Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output -i:: --ignored:: - Show ignored files in the output. - Note that this also reverses any exclude list present. + 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. -s:: --stage:: - Show stage files in the output + Show staged contents' object name, mode bits and stage number in the output. --directory:: If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its @@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ OPTIONS Identify 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 @@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ OPTIONS --abbrev[=<n>]:: Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object - lines, show only handful hexdigits prefix. + lines, show only a partial prefix. Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>. \--:: @@ -138,12 +141,12 @@ OPTIONS Output ------ -show files just outputs the filename unless '--stage' is specified in +'git ls-files' just outputs the filenames unless '--stage' is specified in which case it outputs: [<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file> -'git-ls-files --unmerged' and 'git-ls-files --stage' can be used to examine +'git ls-files --unmerged' and 'git ls-files --stage' can be used to examine detailed information on unmerged paths. For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA1 pair, @@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ respectively. Exclude Patterns ---------------- -'git-ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when +'git ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when 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. @@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order: in the same order they appear in the file. 3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies - a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files' + a name of the file in each directory 'git ls-files' examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the same order they appear in the files. |