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Re: How to check repository/working tree status from a script

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MHMarc Haber <mh+git@zugschlus.de>
Date
May 20, 2009, 14:29 UTC
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On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:32:30PM +0200, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> See 'man git':
> 
> "Porcelain" commands are *not* for use in scripts; their output may
> change. git diff, git status, git commit, git checkout are in this category.
> 
> "Plumbing" commands are for use in scripts and their output will not
> change. git ls-files, git diff-tree, git diff-files are in this category.
Missed that. Sorry. Thanks.

Greetings Marc

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