git-ls-files

List tracked files

$ git ls-files

$ git ls-files --others

$ git ls-files --ignored --exclude-standard

$ git ls-files --modified

$ git ls-files --deleted

git ls-files [options] [files]

git ls-files lists files in the index and working tree. It can show tracked, untracked, ignored, modified, and deleted files, making it valuable for scripting and automation.
The command provides low-level access to Git's file tracking state. Various flags control which file categories to display. It is commonly used in scripts to enumerate files matching certain criteria, such as finding all untracked files or listing everything ignored by `.gitignore`.

--cached, -c

Show staged files (default).

Show modified files.

Show deleted files.

Show untracked files.

Show ignored files.

Use standard exclusions.

Show staging info.

Display help information.

Shows index state, not commits. Output format varies by options. Useful for scripting.

git ls-files is a core Git plumbing command for inspecting the index, used both directly and by other git commands.

git-status(1), git-ls-tree(1)