Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > ... >> I am still interested in the rationale for git-ls-files not supporting >> such an option directly, since git-diff still seems a little indirect. > > Partly historical, but more fundamental reason is because ls-files > plumbing is about the index. > ... > Added is _not_ about comparision between the index and the work tree. It > is between the HEAD commit and the index, and it does not belong to > ls-files plumbing. Having said all that, I think you might be interested in pursuing http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/97830/focus=99134 Also, the following thread may serve as a food for thought; it shows that there is real need for some concise, easy to parse output for people who want their own Porcelain. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/106122/focus=108110 In short, ls-files and diff-index _can_ give you what you want, but often people would want information from both, consolidated. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html