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Possible error in git status documentation table (short format)?
I'm looking at the official git-status documentation page (https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status) specifically the table that describes the short format output (git status -s):
X Y Meaning
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How to manage untracked changes that show as directories?
I'm having a difficult time with untracked changes shown as directories in git status. This is particularly problematic when the number of untracked changes is huge.
Now there are some folders I did ...
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git rename a series files (sequential files)
I renamed chapter5.tex to chapter6.tex by git mv, and I used git status and found that git tracked the rename operation. However, after that, I renamed chapter4.tex to chapter5.tex by git mv, I found ...
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Git alias to add files and then show status is showing from parent directory
I work in C# with Unity, and it often touches a lot of files that don't want to commit. My changes that I want to commit are almost always exclusively .cs files. I created a git alias to stage all of ...
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Why is "git add -A" so much slower than "git status"? And could I speed up my "git add"s by working from "git status" instead?
In git, I usually prefer to not use the staging area very much, and just work with my working tree. Call me crazy, but I don't get much use out of this extra step before committing, etc., of adding ...
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Changes not staged for commit - What are the 3-states in Git? How to use them?
I am working on the main branch updating some files but not the ones on the list below, however whenever I run git status I get the message below with the files highlighted in red which suggests there ...
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Git Status failing on a Large Repo only on Windows side of a NFS
I'm having a git error only on the Windows side of a Linux NFS. I'm trying to resolve this error and have some control of my Git repository in Windows.
This is the error I'm seeing on Windows command ...
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When i do git "status" or "git log" after adding file to my local cloned repository it does not show the status nor commit history
My git on my local machine was working well initially doing all the work adding and commiting just fine, but after i switched off my computer and got back to it again when i do "git status" ...
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warning in git and github about permission denied
$ git status
warning: could not open directory '$RECYCLE.BIN/S-1-5-18/': Permission denied
warning: could not open directory '$RECYCLE.BIN/S-1-5-21-1320611954-3689187021-1978721250-1002/': Permission ...
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Is there any method for recover deleted file with git?
I create a repository in the main directory of my mac for mistake. Then with gitgraph extension on vs code i see +10k file added and ready to commit, i press remove modify and now all of my files are ...
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Generate git COMMIT_EDITMSG text content, but do nothing else
When you run git commit without the -m flag.... git does all of these things for you:
Generates some content based on the current state of the working dir to display in your editor, with a # prefix ...
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Wierd name displayed by git status [duplicate]
When i rename part of file from hyphen to underscore original name of file in git status
For example My-file.examaple wil became My\342\200\223file.example.
But wierd is when I use Jetbrains gui for ...
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Show untracked files only in specific folder
My dotfiles are in a barebone git repository. To avoid showing all files in my home folder every time I run git status, I set status.showUntrackedFiles = no.
However, I'd like the $HOME/.zsh/custom ...
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Why does git clone not copy remote branch and give error message when git status? problem with upstream?
I just created my own github page which is finalexam96.github.io
On Visual Studio Code, I did git clone https://github.com/finalexam96/finalexam96.github.io.git
I created an index.html file committed ...
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how can i add one of my file in the .gitignore file?
I'm new to coding.
I learned about the .gitignore file today, and I succeeded in adding an unwanted file to the .gitignore file but could not add one file on the .gitignore file.
Untracked files:
(...
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How to show only untracked sub-repos (not files) in git?
How do I show only untracked subdirectories that are git repos? Do I use git diff, git status, or git ls? What options do I use?
The closest thing I could find is:
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=...
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How to show only filenames with "git status"?
How do I show only filenames for all modified files in my repository? git status adds additional output, e.g.,
$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
Changes ...
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Gatsby develop V4 won’t switch between git branches
I have created a new git branch in my GatsbyJS project to work on a new feature, then running "gatsby clean" + "gatsby develop" to view the update, if I shut down the server and ...
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Git: some changes weren't reversed by `git reset --hard HEAD`
I made changes in my project, then did git reset --hard HEAD, but I notice that some of the changes are still present. When I run git status I get Your branch is behind '<my branch>' by 1 commit,...
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Git status fatal error: working tree directory
When trying to git status I get the following
git status
fatal: not a git repository: D:/path/path/path/.git/worktrees/horus_app_v100
the path worktrees/horus_app_v100 doesn't exist
I recently deleted ...
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Commit separately specific files inside untracked new directory in git
I have a new created directory "supplier_directory", in which there are 3 new files. I need to add these files into different commits.
Commit N1 : file1 only
Commit N2 : file2 and file3
I'...
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Is there a way to get git statistics for changed/added/removed lines per user for a specific filetype? [duplicate]
I was wondering if there is a way to get git statistics for changed/added/removed lines per user for a specific filetype? i.e.: User A added 1.000.000 lines and removed 800.000. Is there a way to ...
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PhpStorm Git integrated vs commandline
Files committed via PhpStorm's integrated Git handling still show as modified when viewed with commandline git status. They still push successfully to the remote on GitLab.
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git status "fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"
I am collaborating with my teammates on a Project in which one of my teammate has uploaded our project on GitHub.
I want to clone the repository into my VS Code.
Here are the steps I have performed:
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Practical Git example (git status does not show untracked/changed file)
I'm currently reviewing Practical Git by Johan Abildskov in preparation for an upcoming job. The first example I came across seems to be impossible.
Here's how it starts:
$ ls
A B C D
$ git status
On ...
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How to restore files after deletion from git file?
I work on a project and I have a problem on my mac. After merging my branch into the main branch by the supervisor I pulled the git project with
§ git pull
After that I did
§ git status
and I ...
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From a parent folder, how do I get git to go to specific folders that all have the same suffix using a loop?
I have a parent folder named 'gitt' Inside this, I have four subfolders 'gitt1' 'gitt2' 'gitt3' 'gitt4'
Each of these four subfolders have a few folders, including a git repository folder which has ...
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git checkout master does not work after i created a branch....what can I do?
I have created a file called basic and I have created a branch called new. After moving to the new branch, I want to switch to the master branch, hence i used git checkout master. Unfortunately, the ...
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git-status does not reflect modified file
Eventhough I have made unsaved changes to the README.md file, git status does not reflect modified file and instead says nothing to commit, why is this so?
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How to use ANSI 256-color in .gitconfig
I am trying to set up custom colors for git status, as described here
While using predefined color names works:
[color "status"]
changed = yellow normal
using ANSI 256 color codes does ...
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How to exclude modified binary files from `git status` output?
We have a .gitattributes file to instruct git about which files are binary files - but I'm finding running git status is problematic in cases where we update hundreds of binary files along with a ...
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How to check status of bare repo in git
I have a bare repo cloned and need to check if the repo is broken. I tried running git status, but it says:
fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree.
I have also tried running git gc and it ...
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How to let git status print only folder name for staged new folders? [duplicate]
In git, if a new folder is not staged, git status will only print folder name as following:
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
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unable to add files with git add
I have tried to git add a file. But when I check git status, the file is still marked as "Changes not staged for commit".
I have read many similar questions and I have tried everything:
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Command to tell git to not track certain files
I know there is a shortcut for this, and cannot remember it.
I am working in a repository, and have about 8 files I need to add and commit, and 2 that are modified, that I do not need to commit. ...
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What's the meaning of 'R087' in git diff 2 commit ids?
I try to find difference of 2 commit ids. When I git diff, it prints change status of files. 'M' means 'modify'. 'D' means 'delete'. 'A' means 'add'. But what does the 'R087' stand for?
git diff ...
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How do I show only branch out-of-dateness information from `git status`?
Typically git status shows:
Current branch name (or detached HEAD status)
Whether upstream branch (if any) is ahead, behind or diverged
Changed staged for commit
Changes not staged for commit
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how to remove a directory or files in git bash to unstage them
I am checking status of me repo using " git status ". but it shows that i used to changes to be committed ,
here the commands are :
~/udacity-git-course/new-git-project (master)
$ git status
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How do I remove untracked directory tree (submodule / sub-repository) from main git repository?
For the life of me I can't seem to 'remove' an untracked sub-module/directory from the main git repository. I've tried various syntaxes, but I keep getting the 'pathspec' error stating there was no ...
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`git status` prints way too much whitespace before each file
I'm sorry if this problem is phrased somewhat strange, but I am kind of lost here and don't even know how to google this issue.
Running git status prints the usual list of modified files, but it adds ...
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How to remove local untracked files from the current Git branch using Windows Command prompt
:git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
Untracked files:
(use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed)
"\357\200\233\357\200\233\357\200\233\...
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ClearCase equivalent of git status
With git (and other revision control apps like mercurial), you have a "status" functionality for a repository, which lists the repo files which are Modified, Deleted, Moved, Added or Missing....
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Is it possible NOT to show changes from a specific folder for git status?
Here is the situation, say I would like to track files in **/data but do not want to see their status (because there are too many files and I generally do not care the details there), is it possible?
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Committing impossible due to unmerged files with git submodules
We have a repo with a bunch of submodules and we are currently working on a develop branch.
Starting from the same common commit, two developers, A and B, made some changes to some files (unimportant ...
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git status to ignore newline and whitespace changes
I am currently maintaining my notes in markdown files, but the editor I use(marktext) adds new empty lines if I open an existing file.
This addition of new empty lines get tracked by git and git keeps ...
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How to loop git status using scripting
I need a help with this:
I want to loop the git status code without status code or together status code in one line; I'm using the code below:
# file.sh
files=$(git status --porcelain)
for file in $...
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What do characters like !1 at the end of my Powerlevel10k prompt mean?
I'm using Oh My Zsh with the Powerlevel10k theme.
I've installed the recommended fonts directly from the Powerlevel10k docs, updated the settings for fonts in Terminal, iTerm2, and VS Code according ...
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Android Studio's git commit not seeing my modified files
I am more familiar with using git on the command line (MacOS, especially). However, I sometimes try to use the Android Studio VCS "commit", as it is sometimes slightly faster to use. The weird problem ...
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git status does not see changes applied remotely (github) [duplicate]
git status
says: "Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'"
the origin/master is being tracked well after:
git branch --set-upstream-to=remotes/origin/master
Branch 'master' set up to ...
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.vs showing as untracked file in git bash - what do i do?
I have recently cloned a repo from git and havn't yet made any changes, all I have done is open the code up in VS19. In git bash i typed 'git status' and there is an untracked file im not sure what to ...
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