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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/fetch.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/push.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/submodule.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fetch-options.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-grep.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-ls-files.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-pull.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-reset.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-restore.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-switch.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt | 3 |
13 files changed, 52 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt index f11940280f..b1a9b1461d 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ fetch.recurseSubmodules:: - This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'. + This option controls whether `git fetch` (and the underlying fetch + in `git pull`) will recursively fetch into populated submodules. + This option can be set either to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'. Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to - unconditionally recurse into submodules when set to true or to not - recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand' (the default - value), fetch and pull will only recurse into a populated submodule - when its superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's + recurse unconditionally into submodules when set to true or to not + recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand', fetch and + pull will only recurse into a populated submodule when its + superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's reference. + Defaults to 'on-demand', or to the value of 'submodule.recurse' if set. fetch.fsckObjects:: If it is set to true, git-fetch-pack will check all fetched diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt index 0a7aa322a9..f5e5b38c68 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/push.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt @@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ push.recurseSubmodules:: is 'no' then default behavior of ignoring submodules when pushing is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'. + If not set, 'no' is used by default, unless 'submodule.recurse' is + set (in which case a 'true' value means 'on-demand'). diff --git a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt index b33177151c..d7a63c8c12 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt @@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ submodule.active:: submodule.recurse:: Specifies if commands recurse into submodules by default. This - applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option, - except `clone`. + applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option + (`checkout`, `fetch`, `grep`, `pull`, `push`, `read-tree`, `reset`, + `restore` and `switch`) except `clone` and `ls-files`. Defaults to false. + When set to true, it can be deactivated via the + `--no-recurse-submodules` option. Note that some Git commands + lacking this option may call some of the above commands affected by + `submodule.recurse`; for instance `git remote update` will call + `git fetch` but does not have a `--no-recurse-submodules` option. + For these commands a workaround is to temporarily change the + configuration value by using `git -c submodule.recurse=0`. submodule.fetchJobs:: Specifies how many submodules are fetched/cloned at the same time. diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 05709f67a1..6e2a160a47 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] value. Use 'on-demand' to only recurse into a populated submodule when the superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's reference to a commit that isn't already in the local submodule - clone. + clone. By default, 'on-demand' is used, unless + `fetch.recurseSubmodules` is set (see linkgit:git-config[1]). endif::git-pull[] -j:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index c8fb995fa7..5b697eee1b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ Note that this option uses the no overlay mode by default (see also --recurse-submodules:: --no-recurse-submodules:: - Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all initialized + Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all active submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If local modifications in a submodule would be overwritten the checkout will fail unless `-f` is used. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) - is used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. + is used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the submodule. diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index ddb6acc025..cdf8e26b47 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OPTIONS with `--no-index`. --recurse-submodules:: - Recursively search in each submodule that has been initialized and + Recursively search in each submodule that is active and checked out in the repository. When used in combination with the <tree> option the prefix of all submodule output will be the name of the parent project's <tree> object. This option has no effect diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 8461c0e83e..3cb2ebb438 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ a space) at the start of each line: top directory. --recurse-submodules:: - Recursively calls ls-files on each submodule in the repository. + Recursively calls ls-files on each active submodule in the repository. Currently there is only support for the --cached mode. --abbrev[=<n>]:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index 21e10905fa..9c7ab2d48f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ OPTIONS Pass --verbose to git-fetch and git-merge. --[no-]recurse-submodules[=yes|on-demand|no]:: - This option controls if new commits of all populated submodules should - be fetched and updated, too (see linkgit:git-config[1] and + This option controls if new commits of populated submodules should + be fetched, and if the working trees of active submodules should be + updated, too (see linkgit:git-fetch[1], linkgit:git-config[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5]). + If the checkout is done via rebase, local submodule commits are rebased as well. diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index da33f84f33..5fa8bab64c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ OPTIONS located in. --[no-]recurse-submodules:: - Using --recurse-submodules will update the content of all initialized + Using --recurse-submodules will update the content of all active submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject by - calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules HEAD to be + calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules' HEAD to be detached at that commit. --no-sparse-checkout:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 932080c55d..252e2d4e47 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ but carries forward unmerged index entries. different between `<commit>` and `HEAD`. If a file that is different between `<commit>` and `HEAD` has local changes, reset is aborted. + +--[no-]recurse-submodules:: + When the working tree is updated, using --recurse-submodules will + also recursively reset the working tree of all active submodules + according to the commit recorded in the superproject, also setting + the submodules' HEAD to be detached at that commit. -- See "Reset, restore and revert" in linkgit:git[1] for the differences diff --git a/Documentation/git-restore.txt b/Documentation/git-restore.txt index 5bf60d4943..8e3b339802 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-restore.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-restore.txt @@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ in linkgit:git-checkout[1] for details. patterns and unconditionally restores any files in `<pathspec>`. +--recurse-submodules:: +--no-recurse-submodules:: + If `<pathspec>` names an active submodule and the restore location + includes the working tree, the submodule will only be updated if + this option is given, in which case its working tree will be + restored to the commit recorded in the superproject, and any local + modifications overwritten. If nothing (or + `--no-recurse-submodules`) is used, submodules working trees will + not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-checkout[1], this will detach + `HEAD` of the submodule. + --overlay:: --no-overlay:: In overlay mode, the command never removes files when diff --git a/Documentation/git-switch.txt b/Documentation/git-switch.txt index 197900363b..3759c3a265 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-switch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-switch.txt @@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ name, the guessing is aborted. You can explicitly give a name with --recurse-submodules:: --no-recurse-submodules:: Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all - initialized submodules according to the commit recorded in the + active submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) is - used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. Just + used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the submodules. diff --git a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt index c476f891b5..f9f4e65c9e 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt @@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ will not be checked out by default; You can instruct 'clone' to recurse into submodules. The 'init' and 'update' subcommands of 'git submodule' will maintain submodules checked out and at an appropriate revision in your working tree. Alternatively you can set 'submodule.recurse' to have -'checkout' recursing into submodules. +'checkout' recursing into submodules (note that 'submodule.recurse' also +affects other git commands, see linkgit:git-config[1] for a complete list). SEE ALSO |