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What does this small 'A' mean next to my files in Xcode?

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So I dragged a few files into a new Xcode project and notice that the files I dragged in had little 'A's next to them. Does anybody know what this means?

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wfbarksdale Avatar asked Nov 30 '11 23:11

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That is the SCM (git, SVN, etc.) status of the file. 'A' stands for Added, 'M' stands for Modified, and '?' stands for Unknown (i.e. untracked file).

Xcode 4 creates a git repo for new projects by default. You can disable this on the New Project dialog if you wish.

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Can Berk Güder Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 22:09

Can Berk Güder