--- vc-orig/git-unix/vc
+++ vc/git-unix/vc
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 git --no-pager log -1 HEAD --pretty=format:"Hash: %H%nAbr. Hash: %h%nParent Hashes: %P%nAbr. Parent Hashes: %p%nAuthor Name: %an%nAuthor Email: %ae%nAuthor Date: %ai%nCommitter Name: %cn%nCommitter Email: %ce%nCommitter Date: %ci%n" |gawk -v script=log -v full=$full -f vc-git.awk > vc.tex
 if [ "$mod" = 1 ]
 then
-  git status |gawk -v script=status -f vc-git.awk >> vc.tex
+  git status --porcelain |gawk -v script=status -f vc-git.awk >> vc.tex
 fi
--- vc-orig/git-unix/vc-git.awk
+++ vc/git-unix/vc-git.awk
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
 ### Process output of "git status".
 ### Changed index?
-script=="status" && /^# Changes to be committed:/ { modified = 1 }
+script=="status" && /^[MADRC]/ { if (modified == 0) modified = 1 }
 ### Unstaged modifications?
-script=="status" && /^# Changed but not updated:/ { modified = 2 }
+script=="status" && /^.[MD]/ { modified = 2 }