6 git-ls-files - Show information about files in the index and the working tree
12 'git ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v] [-f]
13 [-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--ignored]
14 [-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--killed] [-m|--modified]
15 [--directory [--no-empty-directory]] [--eol]
17 [-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
18 [-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>]
19 [--exclude-per-directory=<file>]
21 [--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>]
22 [--full-name] [--recurse-submodules]
23 [--abbrev[=<n>]] [--format=<format>] [--] [<file>...]
27 This merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
28 directory list, and shows different combinations of the two.
30 One or more of the options below may be used to determine the files
37 Show cached files in the output (default)
41 Show deleted files in the output
45 Show modified files in the output
49 Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
53 Show only ignored files in the output. When showing files in the
54 index, print only those matched by an exclude pattern. When
55 showing "other" files, show only those matched by an exclude
56 pattern. Standard ignore rules are not automatically activated,
57 therefore at least one of the `--exclude*` options is required.
61 Show staged contents' mode bits, object name and stage number in the output.
64 If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its
65 name (with a trailing slash) and not its whole contents.
67 --no-empty-directory::
68 Do not list empty directories. Has no effect without --directory.
72 Show unmerged files in the output (forces --stage)
76 Show files on the filesystem that need to be removed due
77 to file/directory conflicts for checkout-index to
81 \0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames.
82 See OUTPUT below for more information.
85 When only filenames are shown, suppress duplicates that may
86 come from having multiple stages during a merge, or giving
87 `--deleted` and `--modified` option at the same time.
88 When any of the `-t`, `--unmerged`, or `--stage` option is
89 in use, this option has no effect.
93 Skip untracked files matching pattern.
94 Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
95 below for more information.
98 --exclude-from=<file>::
99 Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.
101 --exclude-per-directory=<file>::
102 Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
103 directory and its subdirectories in <file>.
106 Add the standard Git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore
107 in each directory, and the user's global exclusion file.
110 If any <file> does not appear in the index, treat this as an
113 --with-tree=<tree-ish>::
114 When using --error-unmatch to expand the user supplied
115 <file> (i.e. path pattern) arguments to paths, pretend
116 that paths which were removed in the index since the
117 named <tree-ish> are still present. Using this option
118 with `-s` or `-u` options does not make any sense.
121 This feature is semi-deprecated. For scripting purpose,
122 linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and
123 linkgit:git-diff-files[1] `--name-status` are almost always
124 superior alternatives, and users should look at
125 linkgit:git-status[1] `--short` or linkgit:git-diff[1]
126 `--name-status` for more user-friendly alternatives.
129 This option identifies the file status with the following tags (followed by
130 a space) at the start of each line:
142 Similar to `-t`, but use lowercase letters for files
143 that are marked as 'assume unchanged' (see
144 linkgit:git-update-index[1]).
147 Similar to `-t`, but use lowercase letters for files
148 that are marked as 'fsmonitor valid' (see
149 linkgit:git-update-index[1]).
152 When run from a subdirectory, the command usually
153 outputs paths relative to the current directory. This
154 option forces paths to be output relative to the project
157 --recurse-submodules::
158 Recursively calls ls-files on each active submodule in the repository.
159 Currently there is only support for the --cached and --stage modes.
162 Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
163 lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>'
164 hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
165 Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
168 After each line that describes a file, add more data about its
169 cache entry. This is intended to show as much information as
170 possible for manual inspection; the exact format may change at
174 Show <eolinfo> and <eolattr> of files.
175 <eolinfo> is the file content identification used by Git when
176 the "text" attribute is "auto" (or not set and core.autocrlf is not false).
177 <eolinfo> is either "-text", "none", "lf", "crlf", "mixed" or "".
179 "" means the file is not a regular file, it is not in the index or
180 not accessible in the working tree.
182 <eolattr> is the attribute that is used when checking out or committing,
183 it is either "", "-text", "text", "text=auto", "text eol=lf", "text eol=crlf".
184 Since Git 2.10 "text=auto eol=lf" and "text=auto eol=crlf" are supported.
186 Both the <eolinfo> in the index ("i/<eolinfo>")
187 and in the working tree ("w/<eolinfo>") are shown for regular files,
188 followed by the ("attr/<eolattr>").
191 If the index is sparse, show the sparse directories without expanding
192 to the contained files. Sparse directories will be shown with a
193 trailing slash, such as "x/" for a sparse directory "x".
196 A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the result being shown.
197 It also interpolates `%%` to `%`, and `%xx` where `xx` are hex digits
198 interpolates to character with hex code `xx`; for example `%00`
199 interpolates to `\0` (NUL), `%09` to `\t` (TAB) and %0a to `\n` (LF).
200 --format cannot be combined with `-s`, `-o`, `-k`, `-t`, `--resolve-undo`
203 Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
206 Files to show. If no files are given all files which match the other
207 specified criteria are shown.
211 'git ls-files' just outputs the filenames unless `--stage` is specified in
212 which case it outputs:
214 [<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file>
216 'git ls-files --eol' will show
217 i/<eolinfo><SPACES>w/<eolinfo><SPACES>attr/<eolattr><SPACE*><TAB><file>
219 'git ls-files --unmerged' and 'git ls-files --stage' can be used to examine
220 detailed information on unmerged paths.
222 For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA-1 pair,
223 the index records up to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage
224 1, A in stage 2, and B in stage 3. This information can be used by
225 the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be recorded at the
226 path. (see linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information on state)
228 Without the `-z` option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are
229 quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
230 (see linkgit:git-config[1]). Using `-z` the filename is output
231 verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte.
233 It is possible to print in a custom format by using the `--format`
234 option, which is able to interpolate different fields using
235 a `%(fieldname)` notation. For example, if you only care about the
236 "objectname" and "path" fields, you can execute with a specific
239 git ls-files --format='%(objectname) %(path)'
243 The way each path is shown can be customized by using the
244 `--format=<format>` option, where the %(fieldname) in the
245 <format> string for various aspects of the index entry are
246 interpolated. The following "fieldname" are understood:
249 The mode of the file which is recorded in the index.
251 The name of the file which is recorded in the index.
253 The stage of the file which is recorded in the index.
256 The <eolinfo> (see the description of the `--eol` option) of
257 the contents in the index or in the worktree for the path.
259 The <eolattr> (see the description of the `--eol` option)
260 that applies to the path.
262 The pathname of the file which is recorded in the index.
267 'git ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
268 traversing the directory tree and finding files to show when the
269 flags --others or --ignored are specified. linkgit:gitignore[5]
270 specifies the format of exclude patterns.
272 These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
274 1. The command-line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a
275 single pattern. Patterns are ordered in the same order
276 they appear in the command line.
278 2. The command-line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a
279 file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered
280 in the same order they appear in the file.
282 3. The command-line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
283 a name of the file in each directory 'git ls-files'
284 examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper
285 directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the
286 same order they appear in the files.
288 A pattern specified on the command line with --exclude or read
289 from the file specified with --exclude-from is relative to the
290 top of the directory tree. A pattern read from a file specified
291 by --exclude-per-directory is relative to the directory that the
292 pattern file appears in.
296 linkgit:git-read-tree[1], linkgit:gitignore[5]
300 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite