---
title: "git name status"
description: "is a great way to see what files have changed in a git diff alongside the status code. I recently used this in a script to create a report of new and..."
date: 2025-12-12
published: true
tags:
  - git
template: til
---


`--name-status` is a great way to see what files have changed in a git diff
alongside the status code.  I recently used this in a script to create a report
of new and modified files during a build.

``` bash
git diff --name-status
git diff --name-status origin/main
git diff --name-status --staged
git diff --name-status 'HEAD@{3 days ago}'
```