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NAME
git-ls-files - Show information about files in the index and the working tree
SYNOPSIS
git ls-files [-z] [-t] [-v] [-f]
[-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--ignored]
[-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--killed] [-m|--modified]
[--resolve-undo]
[--directory [--no-empty-directory]] [--eol]
[--deduplicate]
[-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>]
[-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>]
[--exclude-per-directory=<file>]
[--exclude-standard]
[--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>]
[--full-name] [--recurse-submodules]
[--abbrev[=<n>]] [--format=<format>] [--] [<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
This command merges the file listing in the index with the actual working directory list,
and shows different combinations of the two.
Several flags can be used to determine which files are shown, and each file may be printed
multiple times if there are multiple entries in the index or if multiple statuses are
applicable for the relevant file selection options.
OPTIONS
-c, --cached
Show all files cached in Git’s index, i.e. all tracked files. (This is the default if
no -c/-s/-d/-o/-u/-k/-m/--resolve-undo options are specified.)
-d, --deleted
Show files with an unstaged deletion
-m, --modified
Show files with an unstaged modification (note that an unstaged deletion also counts
as an unstaged modification)
-o, --others
Show other (i.e. untracked) files in the output
-i, --ignored
Show only ignored files in the output. Must be used with either an explicit -c or -o.
When showing files in the index (i.e. when used with -c), print only those files
matching an exclude pattern. When showing "other" files (i.e. when used with -o), show
only those matched by an exclude pattern. Standard ignore rules are not automatically
activated; therefore, at least one of the --exclude* options is required.
-s, --stage
Show staged contents' mode bits, object name and stage number in the output.
--directory
If a whole directory is classified as "other", show just its name (with a trailing
slash) and not its whole contents. Has no effect without -o/--others.
--no-empty-directory
Do not list empty directories. Has no effect without --directory.
-u, --unmerged
Show information about unmerged files in the output, but do not show any other tracked
files (forces --stage, overrides --cached).
-k, --killed
Show untracked files on the filesystem that need to be removed due to file/directory
conflicts for tracked files to be able to be written to the filesystem.
--resolve-undo
Show files having resolve-undo information in the index together with their
resolve-undo information. (resolve-undo information is what is used to implement "git
checkout -m $PATH", i.e. to recreate merge conflicts that were accidentally resolved)
-z
\0 line termination on output and do not quote filenames. See OUTPUT below for more
information.
--deduplicate
When only filenames are shown, suppress duplicates that may come from having multiple
stages during a merge, or giving --deleted and --modified option at the same time.
When any of the -t, --unmerged, or --stage option is in use, this option has no
effect.
-x <pattern>, --exclude=<pattern>
Skip untracked files matching pattern. Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern.
See EXCLUDE PATTERNS below for more information.
-X <file>, --exclude-from=<file>
Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.
--exclude-per-directory=<file>
Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the directory and its
subdirectories in <file>. If you are trying to emulate the way Porcelain commands
work, using the --exclude-standard option instead is easier and more thorough.
--exclude-standard
Add the standard Git exclusions: .git/info/exclude, .gitignore in each directory, and
the user’s global exclusion file.
--error-unmatch
If any <file> does not appear in the index, treat this as an error (return 1).
--with-tree=<tree-ish>
When using --error-unmatch to expand the user supplied <file> (i.e. path pattern)
arguments to paths, pretend that paths which were removed in the index since the named
<tree-ish> are still present. Using this option with -s or -u options does not make
any sense.
-t
Show status tags together with filenames. Note that for scripting purposes, git-
status(1) --porcelain and git-diff-files(1) --name-status are almost always superior
alternatives; users should look at git-status(1) --short or git-diff(1) --name-status
for more user-friendly alternatives.
This option provides a reason for showing each filename, in the form of a status tag
(which is followed by a space and then the filename). The status tags are all single
characters from the following list:
H
tracked file that is not either unmerged or skip-worktree
S
tracked file that is skip-worktree
M
tracked file that is unmerged
R
tracked file with unstaged removal/deletion
C
tracked file with unstaged modification/change
K
untracked paths which are part of file/directory conflicts which prevent checking
out tracked files
?
untracked file
U
file with resolve-undo information
-v
Similar to -t, but use lowercase letters for files that are marked as assume unchanged
(see git-update-index(1)).
-f
Similar to -t, but use lowercase letters for files that are marked as fsmonitor valid
(see git-update-index(1)).
--full-name
When run from a subdirectory, the command usually outputs paths relative to the
current directory. This option forces paths to be output relative to the project top
directory.
--recurse-submodules
Recursively calls ls-files on each active submodule in the repository. Currently there
is only support for the --cached and --stage modes.
--abbrev[=<n>]
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object lines, show the shortest prefix
that is at least <n> hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object. Non default
number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
--debug
After each line that describes a file, add more data about its cache entry. This is
intended to show as much information as possible for manual inspection; the exact
format may change at any time.
--eol
Show <eolinfo> and <eolattr> of files. <eolinfo> is the file content identification
used by Git when the "text" attribute is "auto" (or not set and core.autocrlf is not
false). <eolinfo> is either "-text", "none", "lf", "crlf", "mixed" or "".
"" means the file is not a regular file, it is not in the index or not accessible in
the working tree.
<eolattr> is the attribute that is used when checking out or committing, it is either
"", "-text", "text", "text=auto", "text eol=lf", "text eol=crlf". Since Git 2.10
"text=auto eol=lf" and "text=auto eol=crlf" are supported.
Both the <eolinfo> in the index ("i/<eolinfo>") and in the working tree
("w/<eolinfo>") are shown for regular files, followed by the ("attr/<eolattr>").
--sparse
If the index is sparse, show the sparse directories without expanding to the contained
files. Sparse directories will be shown with a trailing slash, such as "x/" for a
sparse directory "x".
--format=<format>
A string that interpolates %(fieldname) from the result being shown. It also
interpolates %% to %, and %xx where xx are hex digits interpolates to character with
hex code xx; for example %00 interpolates to \0 (NUL), %09 to \t (TAB) and %0a to \n
(LF). --format cannot be combined with -s, -o, -k, -t, --resolve-undo and --eol.
--
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
<file>
Files to show. If no files are given all files which match the other specified
criteria are shown.
OUTPUT
git ls-files just outputs the filenames unless --stage is specified in which case it
outputs:
[<tag> ]<mode> <object> <stage> <file>
git ls-files --eol will show
i/<eolinfo><SPACES>w/<eolinfo><SPACES>attr/<eolattr><SPACE*><TAB><file>
git ls-files --unmerged and git ls-files --stage can be used to examine detailed
information on unmerged paths.
For an unmerged path, instead of recording a single mode/SHA-1 pair, the index records up
to three such pairs; one from tree O in stage 1, A in stage 2, and B in stage 3. This
information can be used by the user (or the porcelain) to see what should eventually be
recorded at the path. (see git-read-tree(1) for more information on state)
Without the -z option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are quoted as explained for the
configuration variable core.quotePath (see git-config(1)). Using -z the filename is output
verbatim and the line is terminated by a NUL byte.
It is possible to print in a custom format by using the --format option, which is able to
interpolate different fields using a %(fieldname) notation. For example, if you only care
about the "objectname" and "path" fields, you can execute with a specific "--format" like
git ls-files --format='%(objectname) %(path)'
FIELD NAMES
The way each path is shown can be customized by using the --format=<format> option, where
the %(fieldname) in the <format> string for various aspects of the index entry are
interpolated. The following "fieldname" are understood:
objectmode
The mode of the file which is recorded in the index.
objecttype
The object type of the file which is recorded in the index.
objectname
The name of the file which is recorded in the index.
objectsize[:padded]
The object size of the file which is recorded in the index ("-" if the object is a
commit or tree). It also supports a padded format of size with "%(objectsize:padded)".
stage
The stage of the file which is recorded in the index.
eolinfo:index, eolinfo:worktree
The <eolinfo> (see the description of the --eol option) of the contents in the index
or in the worktree for the path.
eolattr
The <eolattr> (see the description of the --eol option) that applies to the path.
path
The pathname of the file which is recorded in the index.
EXCLUDE PATTERNS
git ls-files can use a list of "exclude patterns" when traversing the directory tree and
finding files to show when the flags --others or --ignored are specified. gitignore(5)
specifies the format of exclude patterns.
These exclude patterns can be specified from the following places, in order:
1. The command-line flag --exclude=<pattern> specifies a single pattern. Patterns are
ordered in the same order they appear in the command line.
2. The command-line flag --exclude-from=<file> specifies a file containing a list of
patterns. Patterns are ordered in the same order they appear in the file.
3. The command-line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies a name of the file in
each directory git ls-files examines, normally .gitignore. Files in deeper directories
take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the same order they appear in the files.
A pattern specified on the command line with --exclude or read from the file specified
with --exclude-from is relative to the top of the directory tree. A pattern read from a
file specified by --exclude-per-directory is relative to the directory that the pattern
file appears in.
Generally, you should be able to use --exclude-standard when you want the exclude rules
applied the same way as what Porcelain commands do. To emulate what --exclude-standard
specifies, you can give --exclude-per-directory=.gitignore, and then specify:
1. The file specified by the core.excludesfile configuration variable, if exists, or the
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore file.
2. The $GIT_DIR/info/exclude file.
via the --exclude-from= option.
SEE ALSO
git-read-tree(1), gitignore(5)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite