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737 <h1>
738 git-ls-files(1) Manual Page
739 </h1>
740 <h2>NAME</h2>
741 <div class="sectionbody">
742 <p>git-ls-files -
743 Show information about files in the index and the working tree
744 </p>
745 </div>
746 </div>
747 <div id="content">
748 <div class="sect1">
749 <h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
750 <div class="sectionbody">
751 <div class="verseblock">
752 <pre class="content"><em>git ls-files</em> [-z] [-t] [-v] [-f]
753 [-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--ignored]
754 [-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--killed] [-m|--modified]
755 [--resolve-undo]
756 [--directory [--no-empty-directory]] [--eol]
757 [--deduplicate]
758 [-x &lt;pattern&gt;|--exclude=&lt;pattern&gt;]
759 [-X &lt;file&gt;|--exclude-from=&lt;file&gt;]
760 [--exclude-per-directory=&lt;file&gt;]
761 [--exclude-standard]
762 [--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=&lt;tree-ish&gt;]
763 [--full-name] [--recurse-submodules]
764 [--abbrev[=&lt;n&gt;]] [--format=&lt;format&gt;] [--] [&lt;file&gt;&#8230;]</pre>
765 <div class="attribution">
766 </div></div>
767 </div>
768 </div>
769 <div class="sect1">
770 <h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
771 <div class="sectionbody">
772 <div class="paragraph"><p>This command merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
773 directory list, and shows different combinations of the two.</p></div>
774 <div class="paragraph"><p>Several flags can be used to determine which files are
775 shown, and each file may be printed multiple times if there are
776 multiple entries in the index or if multiple statuses are applicable for
777 the relevant file selection options.</p></div>
778 </div>
779 </div>
780 <div class="sect1">
781 <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
782 <div class="sectionbody">
783 <div class="dlist"><dl>
784 <dt class="hdlist1">
786 </dt>
787 <dt class="hdlist1">
788 --cached
789 </dt>
790 <dd>
792 Show all files cached in Git&#8217;s index, i.e. all tracked files.
793 (This is the default if no -c/-s/-d/-o/-u/-k/-m/--resolve-undo
794 options are specified.)
795 </p>
796 </dd>
797 <dt class="hdlist1">
799 </dt>
800 <dt class="hdlist1">
801 --deleted
802 </dt>
803 <dd>
805 Show files with an unstaged deletion
806 </p>
807 </dd>
808 <dt class="hdlist1">
810 </dt>
811 <dt class="hdlist1">
812 --modified
813 </dt>
814 <dd>
816 Show files with an unstaged modification (note that an unstaged
817 deletion also counts as an unstaged modification)
818 </p>
819 </dd>
820 <dt class="hdlist1">
822 </dt>
823 <dt class="hdlist1">
824 --others
825 </dt>
826 <dd>
828 Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
829 </p>
830 </dd>
831 <dt class="hdlist1">
833 </dt>
834 <dt class="hdlist1">
835 --ignored
836 </dt>
837 <dd>
839 Show only ignored files in the output. Must be used with
840 either an explicit <em>-c</em> or <em>-o</em>. When showing files in the
841 index (i.e. when used with <em>-c</em>), print only those files
842 matching an exclude pattern. When showing "other" files
843 (i.e. when used with <em>-o</em>), show only those matched by an
844 exclude pattern. Standard ignore rules are not automatically
845 activated; therefore, at least one of the <code>--exclude*</code> options
846 is required.
847 </p>
848 </dd>
849 <dt class="hdlist1">
851 </dt>
852 <dt class="hdlist1">
853 --stage
854 </dt>
855 <dd>
857 Show staged contents' mode bits, object name and stage number in the output.
858 </p>
859 </dd>
860 <dt class="hdlist1">
861 --directory
862 </dt>
863 <dd>
865 If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its
866 name (with a trailing slash) and not its whole contents.
867 Has no effect without -o/--others.
868 </p>
869 </dd>
870 <dt class="hdlist1">
871 --no-empty-directory
872 </dt>
873 <dd>
875 Do not list empty directories. Has no effect without --directory.
876 </p>
877 </dd>
878 <dt class="hdlist1">
880 </dt>
881 <dt class="hdlist1">
882 --unmerged
883 </dt>
884 <dd>
886 Show information about unmerged files in the output, but do
887 not show any other tracked files (forces --stage, overrides
888 --cached).
889 </p>
890 </dd>
891 <dt class="hdlist1">
893 </dt>
894 <dt class="hdlist1">
895 --killed
896 </dt>
897 <dd>
899 Show untracked files on the filesystem that need to be removed
900 due to file/directory conflicts for tracked files to be able to
901 be written to the filesystem.
902 </p>
903 </dd>
904 <dt class="hdlist1">
905 --resolve-undo
906 </dt>
907 <dd>
909 Show files having resolve-undo information in the index
910 together with their resolve-undo information. (resolve-undo
911 information is what is used to implement "git checkout -m
912 $PATH", i.e. to recreate merge conflicts that were
913 accidentally resolved)
914 </p>
915 </dd>
916 <dt class="hdlist1">
918 </dt>
919 <dd>
921 \0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames.
922 See OUTPUT below for more information.
923 </p>
924 </dd>
925 <dt class="hdlist1">
926 --deduplicate
927 </dt>
928 <dd>
930 When only filenames are shown, suppress duplicates that may
931 come from having multiple stages during a merge, or giving
932 <code>--deleted</code> and <code>--modified</code> option at the same time.
933 When any of the <code>-t</code>, <code>--unmerged</code>, or <code>--stage</code> option is
934 in use, this option has no effect.
935 </p>
936 </dd>
937 <dt class="hdlist1">
938 -x &lt;pattern&gt;
939 </dt>
940 <dt class="hdlist1">
941 --exclude=&lt;pattern&gt;
942 </dt>
943 <dd>
945 Skip untracked files matching pattern.
946 Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
947 below for more information.
948 </p>
949 </dd>
950 <dt class="hdlist1">
951 -X &lt;file&gt;
952 </dt>
953 <dt class="hdlist1">
954 --exclude-from=&lt;file&gt;
955 </dt>
956 <dd>
958 Read exclude patterns from &lt;file&gt;; 1 per line.
959 </p>
960 </dd>
961 <dt class="hdlist1">
962 --exclude-per-directory=&lt;file&gt;
963 </dt>
964 <dd>
966 Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
967 directory and its subdirectories in &lt;file&gt;. If you are
968 trying to emulate the way Porcelain commands work, using
969 the <code>--exclude-standard</code> option instead is easier and more
970 thorough.
971 </p>
972 </dd>
973 <dt class="hdlist1">
974 --exclude-standard
975 </dt>
976 <dd>
978 Add the standard Git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore
979 in each directory, and the user&#8217;s global exclusion file.
980 </p>
981 </dd>
982 <dt class="hdlist1">
983 --error-unmatch
984 </dt>
985 <dd>
987 If any &lt;file&gt; does not appear in the index, treat this as an
988 error (return 1).
989 </p>
990 </dd>
991 <dt class="hdlist1">
992 --with-tree=&lt;tree-ish&gt;
993 </dt>
994 <dd>
996 When using --error-unmatch to expand the user supplied
997 &lt;file&gt; (i.e. path pattern) arguments to paths, pretend
998 that paths which were removed in the index since the
999 named &lt;tree-ish&gt; are still present. Using this option
1000 with <code>-s</code> or <code>-u</code> options does not make any sense.
1001 </p>
1002 </dd>
1003 <dt class="hdlist1">
1005 </dt>
1006 <dd>
1008 Show status tags together with filenames. Note that for
1009 scripting purposes, <a href="git-status.html">git-status(1)</a> <code>--porcelain</code> and
1010 <a href="git-diff-files.html">git-diff-files(1)</a> <code>--name-status</code> are almost always
1011 superior alternatives; users should look at
1012 <a href="git-status.html">git-status(1)</a> <code>--short</code> or <a href="git-diff.html">git-diff(1)</a>
1013 <code>--name-status</code> for more user-friendly alternatives.
1014 </p>
1015 <div class="openblock">
1016 <div class="content">
1017 <div class="paragraph"><p>This option provides a reason for showing each filename, in the form
1018 of a status tag (which is followed by a space and then the filename).
1019 The status tags are all single characters from the following list:</p></div>
1020 <div class="dlist"><dl>
1021 <dt class="hdlist1">
1023 </dt>
1024 <dd>
1026 tracked file that is not either unmerged or skip-worktree
1027 </p>
1028 </dd>
1029 <dt class="hdlist1">
1031 </dt>
1032 <dd>
1034 tracked file that is skip-worktree
1035 </p>
1036 </dd>
1037 <dt class="hdlist1">
1039 </dt>
1040 <dd>
1042 tracked file that is unmerged
1043 </p>
1044 </dd>
1045 <dt class="hdlist1">
1047 </dt>
1048 <dd>
1050 tracked file with unstaged removal/deletion
1051 </p>
1052 </dd>
1053 <dt class="hdlist1">
1055 </dt>
1056 <dd>
1058 tracked file with unstaged modification/change
1059 </p>
1060 </dd>
1061 <dt class="hdlist1">
1063 </dt>
1064 <dd>
1066 untracked paths which are part of file/directory conflicts
1067 which prevent checking out tracked files
1068 </p>
1069 </dd>
1070 <dt class="hdlist1">
1072 </dt>
1073 <dd>
1075 untracked file
1076 </p>
1077 </dd>
1078 <dt class="hdlist1">
1080 </dt>
1081 <dd>
1083 file with resolve-undo information
1084 </p>
1085 </dd>
1086 </dl></div>
1087 </div></div>
1088 </dd>
1089 <dt class="hdlist1">
1091 </dt>
1092 <dd>
1094 Similar to <code>-t</code>, but use lowercase letters for files
1095 that are marked as <em>assume unchanged</em> (see
1096 <a href="git-update-index.html">git-update-index(1)</a>).
1097 </p>
1098 </dd>
1099 <dt class="hdlist1">
1101 </dt>
1102 <dd>
1104 Similar to <code>-t</code>, but use lowercase letters for files
1105 that are marked as <em>fsmonitor valid</em> (see
1106 <a href="git-update-index.html">git-update-index(1)</a>).
1107 </p>
1108 </dd>
1109 <dt class="hdlist1">
1110 --full-name
1111 </dt>
1112 <dd>
1114 When run from a subdirectory, the command usually
1115 outputs paths relative to the current directory. This
1116 option forces paths to be output relative to the project
1117 top directory.
1118 </p>
1119 </dd>
1120 <dt class="hdlist1">
1121 --recurse-submodules
1122 </dt>
1123 <dd>
1125 Recursively calls ls-files on each active submodule in the repository.
1126 Currently there is only support for the --cached and --stage modes.
1127 </p>
1128 </dd>
1129 <dt class="hdlist1">
1130 --abbrev[=&lt;n&gt;]
1131 </dt>
1132 <dd>
1134 Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
1135 lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least <em>&lt;n&gt;</em>
1136 hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
1137 Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=&lt;n&gt;.
1138 </p>
1139 </dd>
1140 <dt class="hdlist1">
1141 --debug
1142 </dt>
1143 <dd>
1145 After each line that describes a file, add more data about its
1146 cache entry. This is intended to show as much information as
1147 possible for manual inspection; the exact format may change at
1148 any time.
1149 </p>
1150 </dd>
1151 <dt class="hdlist1">
1152 --eol
1153 </dt>
1154 <dd>
1156 Show &lt;eolinfo&gt; and &lt;eolattr&gt; of files.
1157 &lt;eolinfo&gt; is the file content identification used by Git when
1158 the "text" attribute is "auto" (or not set and core.autocrlf is not false).
1159 &lt;eolinfo&gt; is either "-text", "none", "lf", "crlf", "mixed" or "".
1160 </p>
1161 <div class="paragraph"><p>"" means the file is not a regular file, it is not in the index or
1162 not accessible in the working tree.</p></div>
1163 <div class="paragraph"><p>&lt;eolattr&gt; is the attribute that is used when checking out or committing,
1164 it is either "", "-text", "text", "text=auto", "text eol=lf", "text eol=crlf".
1165 Since Git 2.10 "text=auto eol=lf" and "text=auto eol=crlf" are supported.</p></div>
1166 <div class="paragraph"><p>Both the &lt;eolinfo&gt; in the index ("i/&lt;eolinfo&gt;")
1167 and in the working tree ("w/&lt;eolinfo&gt;") are shown for regular files,
1168 followed by the ("attr/&lt;eolattr&gt;").</p></div>
1169 </dd>
1170 <dt class="hdlist1">
1171 --sparse
1172 </dt>
1173 <dd>
1175 If the index is sparse, show the sparse directories without expanding
1176 to the contained files. Sparse directories will be shown with a
1177 trailing slash, such as "x/" for a sparse directory "x".
1178 </p>
1179 </dd>
1180 <dt class="hdlist1">
1181 --format=&lt;format&gt;
1182 </dt>
1183 <dd>
1185 A string that interpolates <code>%(fieldname)</code> from the result being shown.
1186 It also interpolates <code>%%</code> to <code>%</code>, and <code>%xx</code> where <code>xx</code> are hex digits
1187 interpolates to character with hex code <code>xx</code>; for example <code>%00</code>
1188 interpolates to <code>\0</code> (NUL), <code>%09</code> to <code>\t</code> (TAB) and %0a to <code>\n</code> (LF).
1189 --format cannot be combined with <code>-s</code>, <code>-o</code>, <code>-k</code>, <code>-t</code>, <code>--resolve-undo</code>
1190 and <code>--eol</code>.
1191 </p>
1192 </dd>
1193 <dt class="hdlist1">
1195 </dt>
1196 <dd>
1198 Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
1199 </p>
1200 </dd>
1201 <dt class="hdlist1">
1202 &lt;file&gt;
1203 </dt>
1204 <dd>
1206 Files to show. If no files are given all files which match the other
1207 specified criteria are shown.
1208 </p>
1209 </dd>
1210 </dl></div>
1211 </div>
1212 </div>
1213 <div class="sect1">
1214 <h2 id="_output">OUTPUT</h2>
1215 <div class="sectionbody">
1216 <div class="paragraph"><p><em>git ls-files</em> just outputs the filenames unless <code>--stage</code> is specified in
1217 which case it outputs:</p></div>
1218 <div class="literalblock">
1219 <div class="content">
1220 <pre><code>[&lt;tag&gt; ]&lt;mode&gt; &lt;object&gt; &lt;stage&gt; &lt;file&gt;</code></pre>
1221 </div></div>
1222 <div class="paragraph"><p><em>git ls-files --eol</em> will show
1223 i/&lt;eolinfo&gt;&lt;SPACES&gt;w/&lt;eolinfo&gt;&lt;SPACES&gt;attr/&lt;eolattr&gt;&lt;SPACE*&gt;&lt;TAB&gt;&lt;file&gt;</p></div>
1224 <div class="paragraph"><p><em>git ls-files --unmerged</em> and <em>git ls-files --stage</em> can be used to examine
1225 detailed information on unmerged paths.</p></div>
1226 <div class="paragraph"><p>For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA-1 pair,
1227 the index records up to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage
1228 1, A in stage 2, and B in stage 3. This information can be used by
1229 the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be recorded at the
1230 path. (see <a href="git-read-tree.html">git-read-tree(1)</a> for more information on state)</p></div>
1231 <div class="paragraph"><p>Without the <code>-z</code> option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are
1232 quoted as explained for the configuration variable <code>core.quotePath</code>
1233 (see <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>). Using <code>-z</code> the filename is output
1234 verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte.</p></div>
1235 <div class="paragraph"><p>It is possible to print in a custom format by using the <code>--format</code>
1236 option, which is able to interpolate different fields using
1237 a <code>%(fieldname)</code> notation. For example, if you only care about the
1238 "objectname" and "path" fields, you can execute with a specific
1239 "--format" like</p></div>
1240 <div class="literalblock">
1241 <div class="content">
1242 <pre><code>git ls-files --format='%(objectname) %(path)'</code></pre>
1243 </div></div>
1244 </div>
1245 </div>
1246 <div class="sect1">
1247 <h2 id="_field_names">FIELD NAMES</h2>
1248 <div class="sectionbody">
1249 <div class="paragraph"><p>The way each path is shown can be customized by using the
1250 <code>--format=&lt;format&gt;</code> option, where the %(fieldname) in the
1251 &lt;format&gt; string for various aspects of the index entry are
1252 interpolated. The following "fieldname" are understood:</p></div>
1253 <div class="dlist"><dl>
1254 <dt class="hdlist1">
1255 objectmode
1256 </dt>
1257 <dd>
1259 The mode of the file which is recorded in the index.
1260 </p>
1261 </dd>
1262 <dt class="hdlist1">
1263 objecttype
1264 </dt>
1265 <dd>
1267 The object type of the file which is recorded in the index.
1268 </p>
1269 </dd>
1270 <dt class="hdlist1">
1271 objectname
1272 </dt>
1273 <dd>
1275 The name of the file which is recorded in the index.
1276 </p>
1277 </dd>
1278 <dt class="hdlist1">
1279 objectsize[:padded]
1280 </dt>
1281 <dd>
1283 The object size of the file which is recorded in the index
1284 ("-" if the object is a <code>commit</code> or <code>tree</code>).
1285 It also supports a padded format of size with "%(objectsize:padded)".
1286 </p>
1287 </dd>
1288 <dt class="hdlist1">
1289 stage
1290 </dt>
1291 <dd>
1293 The stage of the file which is recorded in the index.
1294 </p>
1295 </dd>
1296 <dt class="hdlist1">
1297 eolinfo:index
1298 </dt>
1299 <dt class="hdlist1">
1300 eolinfo:worktree
1301 </dt>
1302 <dd>
1304 The &lt;eolinfo&gt; (see the description of the <code>--eol</code> option) of
1305 the contents in the index or in the worktree for the path.
1306 </p>
1307 </dd>
1308 <dt class="hdlist1">
1309 eolattr
1310 </dt>
1311 <dd>
1313 The &lt;eolattr&gt; (see the description of the <code>--eol</code> option)
1314 that applies to the path.
1315 </p>
1316 </dd>
1317 <dt class="hdlist1">
1318 path
1319 </dt>
1320 <dd>
1322 The pathname of the file which is recorded in the index.
1323 </p>
1324 </dd>
1325 </dl></div>
1326 </div>
1327 </div>
1328 <div class="sect1">
1329 <h2 id="_exclude_patterns">EXCLUDE PATTERNS</h2>
1330 <div class="sectionbody">
1331 <div class="paragraph"><p><em>git ls-files</em> can use a list of "exclude patterns" when
1332 traversing the directory tree and finding files to show when the
1333 flags --others or --ignored are specified. <a href="gitignore.html">gitignore(5)</a>
1334 specifies the format of exclude patterns.</p></div>
1335 <div class="paragraph"><p>These exclude patterns can be specified from the following places,
1336 in order:</p></div>
1337 <div class="olist arabic"><ol class="arabic">
1338 <li>
1340 The command-line flag --exclude=&lt;pattern&gt; specifies a
1341 single pattern. Patterns are ordered in the same order
1342 they appear in the command line.
1343 </p>
1344 </li>
1345 <li>
1347 The command-line flag --exclude-from=&lt;file&gt; specifies a
1348 file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered
1349 in the same order they appear in the file.
1350 </p>
1351 </li>
1352 <li>
1354 The command-line flag --exclude-per-directory=&lt;name&gt; specifies
1355 a name of the file in each directory <em>git ls-files</em>
1356 examines, normally <code>.gitignore</code>. Files in deeper
1357 directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the
1358 same order they appear in the files.
1359 </p>
1360 </li>
1361 </ol></div>
1362 <div class="paragraph"><p>A pattern specified on the command line with --exclude or read
1363 from the file specified with --exclude-from is relative to the
1364 top of the directory tree. A pattern read from a file specified
1365 by --exclude-per-directory is relative to the directory that the
1366 pattern file appears in.</p></div>
1367 <div class="paragraph"><p>Generally, you should be able to use <code>--exclude-standard</code> when you
1368 want the exclude rules applied the same way as what Porcelain
1369 commands do. To emulate what <code>--exclude-standard</code> specifies, you
1370 can give <code>--exclude-per-directory=.gitignore</code>, and then specify:</p></div>
1371 <div class="olist arabic"><ol class="arabic">
1372 <li>
1374 The file specified by the <code>core.excludesfile</code> configuration
1375 variable, if exists, or the <code>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore</code> file.
1376 </p>
1377 </li>
1378 <li>
1380 The <code>$GIT_DIR/info/exclude</code> file.
1381 </p>
1382 </li>
1383 </ol></div>
1384 <div class="paragraph"><p>via the <code>--exclude-from=</code> option.</p></div>
1385 </div>
1386 </div>
1387 <div class="sect1">
1388 <h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
1389 <div class="sectionbody">
1390 <div class="paragraph"><p><a href="git-read-tree.html">git-read-tree(1)</a>, <a href="gitignore.html">gitignore(5)</a></p></div>
1391 </div>
1392 </div>
1393 <div class="sect1">
1394 <h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
1395 <div class="sectionbody">
1396 <div class="paragraph"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
1397 </div>
1398 </div>
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