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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status
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Keshav Kini wrote:
> Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:
>> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> writes:

>>>   * "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", which is both easier to parse and stable,
>>> +   instead.
>>
>> Good addition.
[...]
>                   rewording it to the following is much better, IMHO:
> '... are advised to use "git status --porcelain" instead, as it is both
> stable and easier to parse.'

Thanks, all.