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

Keshav Kini wrote:

Jakub Narebski [off-list ref] writes:

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Matthieu Moy [off-list ref] writes:

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  * "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.

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                  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.'

Thanks, all.