From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:23:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Status of all files (was: Re: How can I tell if a file is ignored by git?
Message-ID: <vpqy6gw7lio.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <20100409140215.GB27899@thyrsus.com>

Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> writes:

> (The ls-files -t codes need better documentation.  If I get detailed enough
> answers, I will write some.)

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.

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Matthieu Moy
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