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docs: update status --porcelain format

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The --porcelain format was originally identical to the
--short format, but designed to be stable as the short
format changed. Since this was written, the short format
picked up a few incompatible niceties, but this description
was never changed.

Let's mention the differences. While we're at it, let's add
some sub-section headings to make the "output" section a
little easier to navigate.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jeff King 2011-05-26 22:31:51 -04:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ OPTIONS
Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format.
--porcelain::
Give the output in a stable, easy-to-parse format for scripts.
Currently this is identical to --short output, but is guaranteed
not to change in the future, making it safe for scripts.
Give the output in an easy-to-parse format for scripts.
This is similar to the short output, but will remain stable
across git versions and regardless of user configuration. See
below for details.
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ made relative to the current directory if you are working in a
subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See
the status.relativePaths config option below.
Short Format
~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as
XY PATH1 -> PATH2
@ -144,7 +148,22 @@ If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line
## branchname tracking info
There is an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In
Porcelain Format
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The porcelain format is similar to the short format, but is guaranteed
not to change in a backwards-incompatible way between git versions or
based on user configuration. This makes it ideal for parsing by scripts.
The description of the short format above also describes the porcelain
format, with a few exceptions:
1. The user's color.status configuration is not respected; color will
always be off.
2. The user's status.relativePaths configuration is not respected; paths
shown will always be relative to the repository root.
There is also an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In
that format, the status field is the same, but some other things
change. First, the '->' is omitted from rename entries and the field
order is reversed (e.g 'from -> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL