undef/git-commit-vandalism
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Merge branch 'bc/doc-status-short' into maint

Browse Source 
Doc update.

* bc/doc-status-short:
  docs: rephrase and clarify the git status --short format
This commit is contained in:
Junio C Hamano 2021-02-05 16:31:26 -08:00
commit 4f985d5aeb
1 changed files with 20 additions and 8 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

28
Documentation/git-status.txt
View File

@ -184,11 +184,26 @@ characters, that field will be quoted in the manner of a C string
literal: surrounded by ASCII double quote (34) characters, and with
interior special characters backslash-escaped.
For paths with merge conflicts, `X` and `Y` show the modification
states of each side of the merge. For paths that do not have merge
conflicts, `X` shows the status of the index, and `Y` shows the status
of the work tree. For untracked paths, `XY` are `??`. Other status
codes can be interpreted as follows:
There are three different types of states that are shown using this format, and
each one uses the `XY` syntax differently:
* When a merge is occurring and the merge was successful, or outside of a merge
situation, `X` shows the status of the index and `Y` shows the status of the
working tree.
* When a merge conflict has occurred and has not yet been resolved, `X` and `Y`
show the state introduced by each head of the merge, relative to the common
ancestor. These paths are said to be _unmerged_.
* When a path is untracked, `X` and `Y` are always the same, since they are
unknown to the index. `??` is used for untracked paths. Ignored files are
not listed unless `--ignored` is used; if it is, ignored files are indicated
by `!!`.
Note that the term _merge_ here also includes rebases using the default
`--merge` strategy, cherry-picks, and anything else using the merge machinery.
In the following table, these three classes are shown in separate sections, and
these characters are used for `X` and `Y` fields for the first two sections that
show tracked paths:
* ' ' = unmodified
* 'M' = modified
@ -198,9 +213,6 @@ codes can be interpreted as follows:
* 'C' = copied
* 'U' = updated but unmerged
Ignored files are not listed, unless `--ignored` option is in effect,
in which case `XY` are `!!`.
....
X Y Meaning
-------------------------------------------------