[PATCH] Added EXIT STATUS section in git-status documentation

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>From d6438d2f245cf36e5824c5d408c3100a01aae7ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

Signed-off-by: nadim khemir <nadim@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/git-status.txt |   10 ++++++----
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 84f60f3..e49ae2a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ The command takes the same set of options as 'git-commit'; it
 shows what would be committed if the same options are given to
 'git-commit'.
 
-If there is no path that is different between the index file and
-the current HEAD commit (i.e., there is nothing to commit by running
-`git commit`), the command exits with non-zero status.
-
 
 OUTPUT
 ------
@@ -57,6 +53,12 @@ to -1 or an unlimited number), the submodule summary will be enabled and a
 summary of commits for modified submodules will be shown (see --summary-limit
 option of linkgit:git-submodule[1]).
 
+EXIT STATUS
+-----------
+The command exits with status 0 if there is a different between the index
+and HEAD. IE, running `git commit`, with the same arguments as your
+'git status' command, would create a new commit.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:gitignore[5]
-- 
1.6.1.rc2.20.gde0d

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