Using 'git status' command in the repository working directory, when this command is used it will display- The current branch name If it is an initial commit or not List of the unstage/untracked files(which are newly added or modified but not added to staging/index) List of the files pending to commit(these files are previously added to stating/index) If there is no file/folder to add or commit then it will just display name of the branch and message "nothing to commit, working directory clean"