# Listing untracked files with git status

When a new directory is added to a git repository, only the directory itself will be listed as an untracked file in the output from `git status`:

```bash
$ git status --porcelain
 M commit_notes.sh
?? notes/rust/
```

Use the `--untracked-files` (`-u`) flag to list individual untracked files within the directory:

```bash
$ git status --porcelain -u
 M commit_notes.sh
?? notes/rust/match-operator.md
?? notes/rust/unwrapping.md
```

Source: `man git-status`