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+Opt-in git branch and working-state segment in the statusline (`statusline.show_git`): branch name plus staged/unstaged/untracked/ahead/behind markers, or ✓ when clean and in sync, rendered after the directory segment. Default off; when disabled no git subprocess is spawned and output is unchanged.