# `@lerna/collect-uncommitted` > Check git working tree status and collect uncommitted changes for display ## Usage ```js const collectUncommitted = require("@lerna/collect-uncommitted"); // values listed here are their defaults const options = { cwd: process.cwd(), log: require("npmlog"), }; (async () => { try { const results = await collectUncommitted(options); console.log(`Uncommitted changes on CWD ${options.cwd}: ${results.join("\n")}`); } catch (err) { console.error(err.message); } })(); ``` Install [lerna](https://www.npmjs.com/package/lerna) for access to the `lerna` CLI.