How can I get 'git status' to always use short format?

Question

I\'d like git status to always use the short format:

$ git status --short
 M file1
 M dir/file2
?? file_untracked3
?? dir/file_untracked4
         


        

Answer 1

You may create an alias.

But I'd create bash script:

#!/bin/bash
git status --short

save this script in ~/bin/gits (or /usr/bin/gits and chmod 555), so typing gits gives what you want.