Merge branch 'jn/maint-setup-fix'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 625723e41fa072523fa850e37534677cfe8af631..a7c8174d01810bfb28e331aafc27414dd6cfad50 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -106,9 +106,18 @@ 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
@@ -131,6 +140,12 @@ 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.
 
@@ -140,12 +155,12 @@ 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,
@@ -162,7 +177,7 @@ 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.
@@ -178,7 +193,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
      in the same order they appear in the file.
 
   3. 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.