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

Use a different alias. Instead of trying to alias 'status', do:

git config --global alias.s 'status --short'

Now "git s" gives you short output, and "git status" gives you long output.