'git commit --short' touches .git/index ('--short' implies '--dry-run'). Is there any equivalent command that does not touch .git/index? I'm using 'git commit --short' in a script to check if the repository needs attention. At present, it touches .git/index, which causes unnecessary activity in another script running rsync. thanks, Daniel -- 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