untracked files

Question

~ master ?49 ❯ git status
> warning: could not open directory '.Trash/': Operation not permitted
On branch master

No commits yet

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

~ master ?49 ❯
> nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

What does ?49 mean? Does it have to do something with Git?

Also, when I enter git status it lists all my files and give me this:

> nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

Is this similar to https://github.com/Powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k/issues/60? — VonC, Nov 26 '19 at 05:53
@maievS : You ask about the meaning of the characters in your prompt, but you did not post how you have defined your prompt string! — user1934428, Nov 26 '19 at 07:36
@maievS : On `git status`, `git` always lists those file in your git directory which are not put into git yet. You have to make up your mind: Either you add the files into your repo, or you put them into `.gitignore`. — user1934428, Nov 26 '19 at 07:37
This is why I don't like using `oh-my-zsh`. It provides a giant pile of customization that the user isn't necessarily aware of, making it difficult to answer questions like "Why does my shell behave like this?" (As a source of *ideas* for customization, I love `oh-my-zsh`.) — chepner, Nov 26 '19 at 12:42
I suspect 49 refers to the number of untracked files, which `git status` (but not `zsh`) ignores. — chepner, Nov 26 '19 at 13:05

Roman Perepelitsa · Answer 1 · 2019-12-02T12:42:30.547

?49 in your prompt means there are 49 untracked files in the current Git repository.

From the Powerlevel10k FAQ:

Q: What do different symbols in Git status mean?

When using Lean, Classic or Rainbow style, Git status may look like this:

feature:master ⇣42⇡42 *42 merge ~42 +42 !42 ?42

Legend:

| Symbol  | Meaning                                                           | Source                                               |
| --------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------- |
| feature | current branch; replaced with #tag or @commit if not on a branch  | git status                                           |
| master  | remote tracking branch; only shown if different from local branch | git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u} |
| ⇣42     | this many commits behind the remote                               | git status                                           |
| ⇡42     | this many commits ahead of the remote                             | git status                                           |
| *42     | this many stashes                                                 | git stash list                                       |
| merge   | repository state                                                  | git status                                           |
| ~42     | this many merge conflicts                                         | git status                                           |
| +42     | this many staged changes                                          | git status                                           |
| !42     | this many unstaged changes                                        | git status                                           |
| ?42     | this many untracked files                                         | git status                                           |

See also: How do I change the format of Git status?

If you've created a Git repository at the root of your home directory to store dotfiles, you probably want to ignore untracked files in it. You can achieve this by executing the following command:

git -C ~ config status.showuntrackedfiles no

This will have several effects:

The warning about permissions on .Trash will disappear.
git status will be faster.
git status won't list 49 untracked files.
?49 will disappear from your prompt.

You can undo the above command with the following command:

git -C ~ config --unset status.showuntrackedfiles

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