How to Check Repository State in Git (git status)

git status summarizes the current state of your working directory and staging area — which files are modified, staged, or untracked.

Key points

• Run it frequently before committing to confirm exactly what will be included
• Untracked files (new files Git has never seen) are listed separately from modified tracked files
• git status -s prints a compact, one-line-per-file summary instead of the full verbose output

Example

git status