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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-status.txt9
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index b5939d6b5..e9363d997 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ OPTIONS
--short::
Give the output in the short-format.
+--porcelain::
+ Give the output in a stable, easy-to-parse format for scripts.
+ Currently this is identical to --short output, but is guaranteed
+ not to change in the future, making it safe for scripts.
+
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
@@ -45,8 +50,8 @@ used to change the default for when the option is not
specified.
-z::
- Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies `-s`
- (short status) output format.
+ Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF. This implies
+ the `--porcelain` output format if no other format is given.
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