From: Jakub Narebski Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:19:35 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1380201815-14140-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Matthieu Moy imag.fr> writes: > * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a > commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption. > + Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use > + "git status --porcelain", which is both easier to parse and stable, > + instead. Good addition. Perhaps "to use instead ..." would be easier to understand than proposed "to use ..., instead." (with "..." being one line long). -- Jakub Narebski.