From: Jameson Miller <jamill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jameson Miller <jamill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-status.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++- Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt | 27 +++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 9f3a78a36c..fc282e0a92 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -97,8 +97,27 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. (and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option `status.submoduleSummary` is set). ---ignored:: +--ignored[=<mode>]:: Show ignored files as well. ++ +The mode parameter is used to specify the handling of ignored files. +It is optional: it defaults to 'traditional'. ++ +The possible options are: ++ + - 'traditional' - Shows ignored files and directories, unless + --untracked-files=all is specifed, in which case + individual files in ignored directories are + displayed. + - 'no' - Show no ignored files. + - 'matching' - Shows ignored files and directories matching an + ignore pattern. ++ +When 'matching' mode is specified, paths that explicity match an +ignored pattern are shown. If a directory matches an ignore pattern, +then it is shown, but not paths contained in the ignored directory. If +a directory does not match an ignore pattern, but all contents are +ignored, then the directory is not shown, but all contents are shown. -z:: Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt index 6c77b4920c..7fae00f44f 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt @@ -22,16 +22,20 @@ The notable options are: `flags`:: - A bit-field of options (the `*IGNORED*` flags are mutually exclusive): + A bit-field of options: `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`::: - Return just ignored files in `entries[]`, not untracked files. + Return just ignored files in `entries[]`, not untracked + files. This flag is mutually exclusive with + `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO`. `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO`::: - Similar to `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`, but return ignored files in `ignored[]` - in addition to untracked files in `entries[]`. + Similar to `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`, but return ignored files in + `ignored[]` in addition to untracked files in + `entries[]`. This flag is mutually exclusive with + `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`. `DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS`::: @@ -39,6 +43,21 @@ The notable options are: untracked contents of untracked directories are also returned in `entries[]`. +`DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO_MODE_MATCHING`::: + + Only has meaning if `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO` is also set; if + this is set, returns ignored files and directories that match + an exclude pattern. If a directory matches an exclude pattern, + then the directory is returned and the contained paths are + not. A directory that does not match an exclude pattern will + not be returned even if all of its contents are ignored. In + this case, the contents are returned as individual entries. ++ +If this is set, files and directories that explicity match an ignore +pattern are reported. Implicity ignored directories (directories that +do not match an ignore pattern, but whose contents are all ignored) +are not reported, instead all of the contents are reported. + `DIR_COLLECT_IGNORED`::: Special mode for git-add. Return ignored files in `ignored[]` and -- 2.13.6
