Re: Status of all files (was: Re: How can I tell if a file is ignored by git?

Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> writes:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/126516

In short, "git ls-files -t" was written long ago, never tested, and probably mostly used by no one. It has a very strange behavior, it's not just the doc. I'd advise against using it.

"git status --porcelain" is probably what you want:

       --porcelain
           Give the output in a stable, easy-to-parse format for
           scripts. Currently this is identical to --short output, but
           is guaranteed not to change in the future, making it safe
           for scripts.