Bruce Korb [off-list ref] writes:
$ git diff --name-only HEAD
chip/chopin2/up/hdl/.sopc_builder/install.ptf
chip/mozart/up_oam/hdl/.sopc_builder/install.ptf
chip/mozart2/up/hdl/.sopc_builder/install.ptf
chip/mozart2/up_ft/hdl/.sopc_builder/install.ptf
sw/embedded/nios2/system/system.stf
sw/embedded/platform/strad/scripts/mk_relsrc.sh
sw/projects/nios2/modules/system/lib/system.stf
Try using --name-status instead here and check what you see.