6 git-status - Show the working tree status
12 'git status' [<options>...] [--] [<pathspec>...]
16 Displays paths that have differences between the index file and the
17 current HEAD commit, paths that have differences between the working
18 tree and the index file, and paths in the working tree that are not
19 tracked by Git (and are not ignored by linkgit:gitignore[5]). The first
20 are what you _would_ commit by running `git commit`; the second and
21 third are what you _could_ commit by running 'git add' before running
29 Give the output in the short-format.
33 Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format.
36 Show the number of entries currently stashed away.
38 --porcelain[=<version>]::
39 Give the output in an easy-to-parse format for scripts.
40 This is similar to the short output, but will remain stable
41 across Git versions and regardless of user configuration. See
44 The version parameter is used to specify the format version.
45 This is optional and defaults to the original version 'v1' format.
48 Give the output in the long-format. This is the default.
52 In addition to the names of files that have been changed, also
53 show the textual changes that are staged to be committed
54 (i.e., like the output of `git diff --cached`). If `-v` is specified
55 twice, then also show the changes in the working tree that
56 have not yet been staged (i.e., like the output of `git diff`).
59 --untracked-files[=<mode>]::
62 The mode parameter is used to specify the handling of untracked files.
63 It is optional: it defaults to 'all', and if specified, it must be
64 stuck to the option (e.g. `-uno`, but not `-u no`).
66 The possible options are:
68 - 'no' - Show no untracked files.
69 - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories.
70 - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
72 When `-u` option is not used, untracked files and directories are
73 shown (i.e. the same as specifying `normal`), to help you avoid
74 forgetting to add newly created files. Because it takes extra work
75 to find untracked files in the filesystem, this mode may take some
76 time in a large working tree.
77 Consider enabling untracked cache and split index if supported (see
78 `git update-index --untracked-cache` and `git update-index
79 --split-index`), Otherwise you can use `no` to have `git status`
80 return more quickly without showing untracked files.
82 The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles
83 configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
85 --ignore-submodules[=<when>]::
86 Ignore changes to submodules when looking for changes. <when> can be
87 either "none", "untracked", "dirty" or "all", which is the default.
88 Using "none" will consider the submodule modified when it either contains
89 untracked or modified files or its HEAD differs from the commit recorded
90 in the superproject and can be used to override any settings of the
91 'ignore' option in linkgit:git-config[1] or linkgit:gitmodules[5]. When
92 "untracked" is used submodules are not considered dirty when they only
93 contain untracked content (but they are still scanned for modified
94 content). Using "dirty" ignores all changes to the work tree of submodules,
95 only changes to the commits stored in the superproject are shown (this was
96 the behavior before 1.7.0). Using "all" hides all changes to submodules
97 (and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
98 `status.submoduleSummary` is set).
101 Show ignored files as well.
104 Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies
105 the `--porcelain=v1` output format if no other format is given.
107 --column[=<options>]::
109 Display untracked files in columns. See configuration variable
110 column.status for option syntax.`--column` and `--no-column`
111 without options are equivalent to 'always' and 'never'
117 The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit
119 The default, long format, is designed to be human readable,
120 verbose and descriptive. Its contents and format are subject to change
123 The paths mentioned in the output, unlike many other Git commands, are
124 made relative to the current directory if you are working in a
125 subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See
126 the status.relativePaths config option below.
131 In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as
135 where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and the " `-> PATH2`" part is
136 shown only when `PATH1` corresponds to a different path in the
137 index/worktree (i.e. the file is renamed). The `XY` is a two-letter
140 The fields (including the `->`) are separated from each other by a
141 single space. If a filename contains whitespace or other nonprintable
142 characters, that field will be quoted in the manner of a C string
143 literal: surrounded by ASCII double quote (34) characters, and with
144 interior special characters backslash-escaped.
146 For paths with merge conflicts, `X` and `Y` show the modification
147 states of each side of the merge. For paths that do not have merge
148 conflicts, `X` shows the status of the index, and `Y` shows the status
149 of the work tree. For untracked paths, `XY` are `??`. Other status
150 codes can be interpreted as follows:
158 * 'U' = updated but unmerged
160 Ignored files are not listed, unless `--ignored` option is in effect,
161 in which case `XY` are `!!`.
164 -------------------------------------------------
166 M [ MD] updated in index
167 A [ MD] added to index
168 D [ M] deleted from index
169 R [ MD] renamed in index
170 C [ MD] copied in index
171 [MARC] index and work tree matches
172 [ MARC] M work tree changed since index
173 [ MARC] D deleted in work tree
174 -------------------------------------------------
175 D D unmerged, both deleted
176 A U unmerged, added by us
177 U D unmerged, deleted by them
178 U A unmerged, added by them
179 D U unmerged, deleted by us
180 A A unmerged, both added
181 U U unmerged, both modified
182 -------------------------------------------------
185 -------------------------------------------------
187 Submodules have more state and instead report
188 M the submodule has a different HEAD than
189 recorded in the index
190 m the submodule has modified content
191 ? the submodule has untracked files
192 since modified content or untracked files in a submodule cannot be added
193 via `git add` in the superproject to prepare a commit.
195 'm' and '?' are applied recursively. For example if a nested submodule
196 in a submodule contains an untracked file, this is reported as '?' as well.
198 If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line
200 ## branchname tracking info
202 Porcelain Format Version 1
203 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
205 Version 1 porcelain format is similar to the short format, but is guaranteed
206 not to change in a backwards-incompatible way between Git versions or
207 based on user configuration. This makes it ideal for parsing by scripts.
208 The description of the short format above also describes the porcelain
209 format, with a few exceptions:
211 1. The user's color.status configuration is not respected; color will
214 2. The user's status.relativePaths configuration is not respected; paths
215 shown will always be relative to the repository root.
217 There is also an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In
218 that format, the status field is the same, but some other things
219 change. First, the '\->' is omitted from rename entries and the field
220 order is reversed (e.g 'from \-> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL
221 (ASCII 0) follows each filename, replacing space as a field separator
222 and the terminating newline (but a space still separates the status
223 field from the first filename). Third, filenames containing special
224 characters are not specially formatted; no quoting or
225 backslash-escaping is performed.
227 Any submodule changes are reported as modified `M` instead of `m` or single `?`.
229 Porcelain Format Version 2
230 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
232 Version 2 format adds more detailed information about the state of
233 the worktree and changed items. Version 2 also defines an extensible
234 set of easy to parse optional headers.
236 Header lines start with "#" and are added in response to specific
237 command line arguments. Parsers should ignore headers they
242 If `--branch` is given, a series of header lines are printed with
243 information about the current branch.
246 ------------------------------------------------------------
247 # branch.oid <commit> | (initial) Current commit.
248 # branch.head <branch> | (detached) Current branch.
249 # branch.upstream <upstream_branch> If upstream is set.
250 # branch.ab +<ahead> -<behind> If upstream is set and
251 the commit is present.
252 ------------------------------------------------------------
254 ### Changed Tracked Entries
256 Following the headers, a series of lines are printed for tracked
257 entries. One of three different line formats may be used to describe
258 an entry depending on the type of change. Tracked entries are printed
259 in an undefined order; parsers should allow for a mixture of the 3
260 line types in any order.
262 Ordinary changed entries have the following format:
264 1 <XY> <sub> <mH> <mI> <mW> <hH> <hI> <path>
266 Renamed or copied entries have the following format:
268 2 <XY> <sub> <mH> <mI> <mW> <hH> <hI> <X><score> <path><sep><origPath>
271 --------------------------------------------------------
272 <XY> A 2 character field containing the staged and
273 unstaged XY values described in the short format,
274 with unchanged indicated by a "." rather than
276 <sub> A 4 character field describing the submodule state.
277 "N..." when the entry is not a submodule.
278 "S<c><m><u>" when the entry is a submodule.
279 <c> is "C" if the commit changed; otherwise ".".
280 <m> is "M" if it has tracked changes; otherwise ".".
281 <u> is "U" if there are untracked changes; otherwise ".".
282 <mH> The octal file mode in HEAD.
283 <mI> The octal file mode in the index.
284 <mW> The octal file mode in the worktree.
285 <hH> The object name in HEAD.
286 <hI> The object name in the index.
287 <X><score> The rename or copy score (denoting the percentage
288 of similarity between the source and target of the
289 move or copy). For example "R100" or "C75".
290 <path> The pathname. In a renamed/copied entry, this
291 is the path in the index and in the working tree.
292 <sep> When the `-z` option is used, the 2 pathnames are separated
293 with a NUL (ASCII 0x00) byte; otherwise, a tab (ASCII 0x09)
295 <origPath> The pathname in the commit at HEAD. This is only
296 present in a renamed/copied entry, and tells
297 where the renamed/copied contents came from.
298 --------------------------------------------------------
300 Unmerged entries have the following format; the first character is
301 a "u" to distinguish from ordinary changed entries.
303 u <xy> <sub> <m1> <m2> <m3> <mW> <h1> <h2> <h3> <path>
306 --------------------------------------------------------
307 <XY> A 2 character field describing the conflict type
308 as described in the short format.
309 <sub> A 4 character field describing the submodule state
311 <m1> The octal file mode in stage 1.
312 <m2> The octal file mode in stage 2.
313 <m3> The octal file mode in stage 3.
314 <mW> The octal file mode in the worktree.
315 <h1> The object name in stage 1.
316 <h2> The object name in stage 2.
317 <h3> The object name in stage 3.
319 --------------------------------------------------------
323 Following the tracked entries (and if requested), a series of
324 lines will be printed for untracked and then ignored items
325 found in the worktree.
327 Untracked items have the following format:
331 Ignored items have the following format:
335 ### Pathname Format Notes and -z
337 When the `-z` option is given, pathnames are printed as is and
338 without any quoting and lines are terminated with a NUL (ASCII 0x00)
341 Without the `-z` option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are
342 quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
343 (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
349 The command honors `color.status` (or `status.color` -- they
350 mean the same thing and the latter is kept for backward
351 compatibility) and `color.status.<slot>` configuration variables
352 to colorize its output.
354 If the config variable `status.relativePaths` is set to false, then all
355 paths shown are relative to the repository root, not to the current
358 If `status.submoduleSummary` is set to a non zero number or true (identical
359 to -1 or an unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled for
360 the long format and a summary of commits for modified submodules will be
361 shown (see --summary-limit option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]). Please note
362 that the summary output from the status command will be suppressed for all
363 submodules when `diff.ignoreSubmodules` is set to 'all' or only for those
364 submodules where `submodule.<name>.ignore=all`. To also view the summary for
365 ignored submodules you can either use the --ignore-submodules=dirty command
366 line option or the 'git submodule summary' command, which shows a similar
367 output but does not honor these settings.
375 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite