Re: list of files that have been added/removed

layer [off-list ref] writes:

  I see the changes in the index with "git status" as "deleted" or
  "added".  

I meant "new file" here.  Of course I can process the output of "git
status", but I was looking for a cleaner method, if there is one.

"Process" as in "Read in a script and have it act on the information"?

git diff-index --name-status HEAD

would be one Kosher way for the scripts, and if your scripting language
can handle NUL terminated string, giving -z option would make your script
more robust against funny pathnames.

git diff-index --name-only --diff-filter=A HEAD

if you only care about "new file" and nothing else.