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View the current Git status

Submitted by: @import:30-seconds-of-code·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

Git provides a command to view the current status of the working tree. The git status command shows you which files are staged, unstaged, and untracked, as well as the current branch you're on.
If you want a more concise output, you can use the -sb flag to view the short form of the status. This is useful when you want to quickly check the status of the working tree without the additional details.

Solution

# Usage: git status [-sb]

git status
# On branch patch-1
# Your branch is up to date with 'origin/patch-1'.
#
# Untracked files:
#  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#  30-seconds.txt
#
# nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

git status -sb
# ## patch-1...origin/patch-1
# ?? 30-seconds.txt

Code Snippets

# Usage: git status [-sb]

git status
# On branch patch-1
# Your branch is up to date with 'origin/patch-1'.
#
# Untracked files:
#  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#  30-seconds.txt
#
# nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

git status -sb
# ## patch-1...origin/patch-1
# ?? 30-seconds.txt

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