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LICENSE

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
+Copyright (c) 2019 Eideen
 Copyright (c) 2014 markmontymark
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -19,16 +19,24 @@ sudo cp git-status.sh /usr/local/bin
 ```sh
 $ cd $HOME/git
 $ git-status.sh
-node-scrape-html
-patterns
-M README.md
-./proxy
-script-git-status
+Clean  node-scrape-html
+Dirty  patterns 1
+NO git proxy
+Clean  script-git-status
 ```
+For detailed view
+````sh
+$ cd $HOME/git
+$ git-status.sh -d
+Clean  node-scrape-html
+Dirty  patterns 1 files dirty
+M README.md
+NO git proxy
+Clean  script-git-status
+````
 
 ## color meanings
 
 - green - clean status, no changes to stage, commit or push
 - red - dirty status, you have changes to stage, commit or push
 - blue - no .git/ directory found, so not a git repo
-

git-status.sh

@@ -1,41 +1,75 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-## green means no uncommited changes -- you're good
-## yellow means staged but not committed changes
-## red means changes exist, nut no staged changes yet
-## blue means not a git repo
-
 textreset=$(tput sgr0) # reset the foreground colour
 red=$(tput setaf 1)
 green=$(tput setaf 2)
 yellow=$(tput setaf 3)
 blue=$(tput setaf 4)
 
-checkdirs=$@
+help="Usage: git-status.sh [-d/-h/--help] [DIR]\n
+Example: 'git-status.sh -d'\n
+\n
+Options:\n
+${red}  -d, --detailed${textreset} 		Gived detailed listing of files that are not committed. \n
+${red}  -h, --help${textreset}		show this help info (for MOTD)\n
+\n
+- ${green}Green${textreset} means no uncommited changes -- you're good. \n
+- ${yellow}Yellow${textreset} means staged but not committed changes.\n
+- ${red}Red${textreset} means changes exist, nut no staged changes yet.\n
+- ${blue}Blue${textreset} means not a git repo.\n
+
+Only folder are analysed, files are skipped.
+"
+# Check if shell is launched with parameter "-c"
+if [[ "$@" == *'-h'*  ]] || [[ "$@" == *'--help'*  ]]; then
+	echo -e $help
+	exit
+fi
+
+if [[ "$@" == *'-d'*  ]] ; then
+	DETAILED=True
+	# Removes the "-d", and sends the
+	checkdirs=${@/-d/}
+elif [[ "$@" == *'--detailed'* ]]; then
+	DETAILED=True
+	# Removes the "-d", and sends the
+	checkdirs=${@/--detailed/}
+else
+	DETAILED=False
+	checkdirs=$@
+fi
+
 if [ "$checkdirs" == "" ]; then
 	checkdirs=(.)
+		PWD1=""
+
 fi
 
 for checkdir in $checkdirs ; do
-	for dir in `ls $checkdir` ; do
-		if [ ! -d "$checkdir/$dir/.git" ] ; then
-			echo "${blue}$checkdir/$dir${textreset}"
+	cd $checkdir
+	if [[ ! $PWD1 == "" ]]; then
+			PWD1=$(pwd)/
+	fi
+
+	for dir in `find  *  -maxdepth 0 -type d` ; do
+		if [[ ! -d "$dir/.git" ]] ; then
+			echo "${blue}NO git $PWD1$dir${textreset}"
 		else
 			cd "$checkdir/$dir"
-			lines=`git status --porcelain`
-			if [ ${#lines[@]} -lt 2 -a "$lines" == "" ] ; then
-				echo "${green}$dir${textreset}"
-			else
-				echo "${red}$dir${textreset}"
-				for l in $lines ; do
-					if [ ${#l} -lt 3 ] ; then
-						printf %s "$l "
-					else
-						echo $l
+			dirtyC=$(git status --porcelain | wc -l)
+				if [ $dirtyC == 0 ] ; then
+					echo "${green}Clean  $PWD1$dir${textreset}"
+				else
+					echo "${red}Dirty  $PWD1$dir${textreset} $dirtyC files dirty"
+
+					## runs if detailed level is set.
+					if [[ $DETAILED == "True" ]]; then
+						git status -s
+						echo
 					fi
-				done
-			fi
+
+				fi
 			cd ..
 		fi
-	done
+		done
 done