Merge branch 'js/ls-files-x-doc'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-ls-files.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 44b6480c0f7f71fcbb5adc2ccc9c319ca440b533..347f4479865419d010b874bc8b26f5f1b40a6f61 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v]
-               (--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])\*
-               (-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])\*
+               (--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])*
+               (-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])*
                [-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
                [-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>]
                [--exclude-per-directory=<file>]
                [--exclude-standard]
                [--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>]
-               [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]\*
+               [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]*
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -o::
 --others::
-       Show other files in the output
+       Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
 
 -i::
 --ignored::
@@ -107,9 +107,18 @@ OPTIONS
        with `-s` or `-u` options does not make any sense.
 
 -t::
-       Identify the file status with the following tags (followed by
-       a space) at the start of each line:
+       This feature is semi-deprecated. For scripting purpose,
+       linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and
+       linkgit:git-diff-files[1] `--name-status` are almost always
+       superior alternatives, and users should look at
+       linkgit:git-status[1] `--short` or linkgit:git-diff[1]
+       `--name-status` for more user-friendly alternatives.
++
+This option identifies the file status with the following tags (followed by
+a space) at the start of each line:
+
        H::     cached
+       S::     skip-worktree
        M::     unmerged
        R::     removed/deleted
        C::     modified/changed
@@ -132,6 +141,12 @@ OPTIONS
        lines, show only a partial prefix.
        Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
 
+--debug::
+       After each line that describes a file, add more data about its
+       cache entry.  This is intended to show as much information as
+       possible for manual inspection; the exact format may change at
+       any time.
+
 \--::
        Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
 
@@ -141,12 +156,12 @@ OPTIONS
 
 Output
 ------
-show files just outputs the filename unless '--stage' is specified in
+'git ls-files' just outputs the filenames unless '--stage' is specified in
 which case it outputs:
 
         [<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file>
 
-'git-ls-files --unmerged' and 'git-ls-files --stage' can be used to examine
+'git ls-files --unmerged' and 'git ls-files --stage' can be used to examine
 detailed information on unmerged paths.
 
 For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA1 pair,
@@ -163,7 +178,7 @@ respectively.
 Exclude Patterns
 ----------------
 
-'git-ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
+'git ls-files' can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
 traversing the directory tree and finding files to show when the
 flags --others or --ignored are specified.  linkgit:gitignore[5]
 specifies the format of exclude patterns.
@@ -179,7 +194,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
      in the same order they appear in the file.
 
   3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
-     a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
+     a name of the file in each directory 'git ls-files'
      examines, normally `.gitignore`.  Files in deeper
      directories take precedence.  Patterns are ordered in the
      same order they appear in the files.