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@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
+This command merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
directory list, and shows different combinations of the two.
-One or more of the options below may be used to determine the files
+Several flags can be used to determine which files are
shown, and each file may be printed multiple times if there are
-multiple entries in the index or multiple statuses are applicable for
+multiple entries in the index or if multiple statuses are applicable for
the relevant file selection options.
OPTIONS
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OPTIONS
matching an exclude pattern. When showing "other" files
(i.e. when used with '-o'), show only those matched by an
exclude pattern. Standard ignore rules are not automatically
- activated, therefore at least one of the `--exclude*` options
+ activated; therefore, at least one of the `--exclude*` options
is required.
-s::
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ OPTIONS
Show status tags together with filenames. Note that for
scripting purposes, linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain` and
linkgit:git-diff-files[1] `--name-status` are almost always
- superior alternatives, and users should look at
+ superior alternatives; users should look at
linkgit:git-status[1] `--short` or linkgit:git-diff[1]
`--name-status` for more user-friendly alternatives.
+
@@ -270,8 +270,14 @@ interpolated. The following "fieldname" are understood:
objectmode::
The mode of the file which is recorded in the index.
+objecttype::
+ The object type of the file which is recorded in the index.
objectname::
The name of the file which is recorded in the index.
+objectsize[:padded]::
+ The object size of the file which is recorded in the index
+ ("-" if the object is a `commit` or `tree`).
+ It also supports a padded format of size with "%(objectsize:padded)".
stage::
The stage of the file which is recorded in the index.
eolinfo:index::