Re: [PATCH] RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain"

Jakub Narebski [off-list ref] writes:

Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> imag.fr> writes:

quoted

  * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a
    commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption.
+   Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use
+   "git status --porcelain", which is both easier to parse and stable,
+   instead.

Good addition.

Perhaps "to use instead ..." would be easier to understand than
proposed "to use ..., instead." (with "..." being one line long).

FWIW, I find "to use instead ___" slightly stilted. I'd suggest "to
instead use", but rewording it to the following is much better, IMHO:
'... are advised to use "git status --porcelain" instead, as it is both
stable and easier to parse.'

-Keshav