diff --git a/giti b/giti
index 7ad48bc..2ad4d75 100755
--- a/giti
+++ b/giti
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ while getopts "hnrs" options; do
   case $options in
     n ) NO_DETAILS="True";;
     r ) REPEAT="True";;
+    s ) SHORT="True";;
     h ) echo $usage
         exit 0
         ;;
@@ -29,24 +30,44 @@ else
     git_status="$(LANGUAGE='en_US.UTF-8 git' git status 2> /dev/null)"
     git_diff="$(git  status --porcelain 2> /dev/null)"
     #
-    if [[ ! $git_status = "" ]]; then
-    git_branch="$(git branch 2> /dev/null | sed --quiet 's/* \(.*\)/\1/p')"
-    git_url="$(git config --get remote.origin.url 2> /dev/null)"
-    if [[ ! $git_status =~ "working tree clean" ]] && [[ ! $git_status =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
-      git_status_color="$COLOR_RED"
-      git_status_text="╡ local changes ╞"
-    elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is behind" ]]; then
-      git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
-      git_status_text="╡ pull required ╞"
-    elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is ahead of" ]]; then
-      git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
-      git_status_text="╡ push required ╞"
-    elif [[ $git_status =~ "nothing to commit" ]]; then
-      git_status_color="$COLOR_DARKGREEN"
-      git_status_text="╡ clean ╞════════"
+    if [[ $SHORT ]]; then
+      if [[ ! $git_status =~ "working tree clean" ]] && [[ ! $git_status =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_RED"
+        git_status_text="local changes"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is behind" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
+        git_status_text="pull required"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is ahead of" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
+        git_status_text="push required"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "nothing to commit" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_DARKGREEN"
+        git_status_text="clean        "
+      else
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_OCHRE"
+        git_status_text="unknown      "
+      fi
+      echo -ne "$git_status_color$git_status_text$COLOR_WHITE"
     else
-      git_status_color="$COLOR_OCHRE"
-      git_status_text="╡ unknown ╞══════"
+      if [[ ! $git_status = "" ]]; then
+      git_branch="$(git branch 2> /dev/null | sed --quiet 's/* \(.*\)/\1/p')"
+      git_url="$(git config --get remote.origin.url 2> /dev/null)"
+      if [[ ! $git_status =~ "working tree clean" ]] && [[ ! $git_status =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_RED"
+        git_status_text="╡ local changes ╞"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is behind" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
+        git_status_text="╡ pull required ╞"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "Your branch is ahead of" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_YELLOW"
+        git_status_text="╡ push required ╞"
+      elif [[ $git_status =~ "nothing to commit" ]]; then
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_DARKGREEN"
+        git_status_text="╡ clean ╞════════"
+      else
+        git_status_color="$COLOR_OCHRE"
+        git_status_text="╡ unknown ╞══════"
+      fi
     fi
 
     echo -e "$git_status_color╔═══$git_status_text════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"