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git status — Show the changes to files in a Git repository. List changed, added, and deleted files compared to th

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Problem

How to use the git status command: Show the changes to files in a Git repository. List changed, added, and deleted files compared to the currently checked-out commit. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status>.

Solution

git status — Show the changes to files in a Git repository. List changed, added, and deleted files compared to the currently checked-out commit. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status>.

Show changed files which are not yet added for commit:

git status

Give output in short format:

git status {{[-s|--short]}}

Show verbose information on changes in both the staging area and working directory:

git status {{[-vv|--verbose --verbose]}}

Show the branch and tracking info:

git status {{[-b|--branch]}}

Show output in short format along with branch info:

git status {{[-sb|--short --branch]}}

Show the number of entries currently stashed away:

git status --show-stash

Don't show untracked files in the output:

git status {{[-uno|--untracked-files=no]}}

Code Snippets

Show changed files which are not yet added for commit

git status

Give output in short format

git status {{[-s|--short]}}

Show verbose information on changes in both the staging area and working directory

git status {{[-vv|--verbose --verbose]}}

Show the branch and tracking info

git status {{[-b|--branch]}}

Show output in short format along with branch info

git status {{[-sb|--short --branch]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git status

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