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RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain"
[jn: with wording tweak from Keshav Kini] Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <[email protected]>
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Documentation/RelNotes/1.8.5.txt

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* "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a
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commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption.
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Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use
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"git status --porcelain" instead, as its format is stable and easier
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to parse.
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* Make "foo^{tag}" to peel a tag to itself, i.e. no-op., and fail if
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"foo" is not a tag. "git rev-parse --verify v1.0^{tag}" would be

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