Tracked files are files that were in the last snapshot, as well as any newly staged files; they can be unmodified, modified, or staged. In short, tracked files are files that Git knows about.

What is tracked by git?

A 'tracking branch' in Git is a local branch that is connected to a remote branch. When you push and pull on that branch, it automatically pushes and pulls to the remote branch that it is connected with.

Does git track moving files?

Git keeps track of changes to files in the working directory of a repository by their name. ... As a result, renaming or moving a file in Git is essentially the same operation; both tell Git to look for an existing file in a new location.