Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> 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. > > Perhaps "to use instead ..." would be easier to understand than > proposed "to use ..., instead." (with "..." being one line long). FWIW, I find "to use instead ___" slightly stilted. I'd suggest "to instead use", but 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.' -Keshav -- 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