Git Status

Show the status of the files in the source controlled project, comparing the working copy with the latest commit on the current branch.

A file can have one of the following status values

• untracked
• modified
• staged

A file can have both modified and staged statuses if only specific lines or hunks were staged.

Git Alias

Define a command line alias for Git, e.g. git sr or git sitrep that includes status command flags to show a short-format report that also includes the branch name

Define Git alias for status

.config/git/config

[alias]
 sitrep = status --short --branch
 sr = status --short --branch

Report across repositories

Use the mgitstatus command line tool to show the status of all the repositories under a give directory

cd ~/projects/practicalli && mgitstatus

The status includes the following types:

• ok - no changes
• untracked files
• uncommitted changes
• needs push (branchs)
• needs pull (branches)