From: Matthieu Moy Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:23:35 +0000 (+0200) Subject: RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain" X-Git-Tag: v1.8.5-rc0~72 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9cd755b2fca823eb1b688bd498b0bee007289e6c;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain" [jn: with wording tweak from Keshav Kini] Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder --- diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt index ac5c3fafe5..49c037b601 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt @@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption. + Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use + "git status --porcelain" instead, as its format is stable and easier + to parse. * Make "foo^{tag}" to peel a tag to itself, i.e. no-op., and fail if "foo" is not a tag. "git rev-parse --verify v1.0^{tag}" would be