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@@ -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
@@ -87,5 +90,4 @@ fetch.writeCommitGraph::
the existing commit-graph file(s). Occasionally, these files will
merge and the write may take longer. Having an updated commit-graph
file helps performance of many Git commands, including `git merge-base`,
- `git push -f`, and `git log --graph`. Defaults to false, unless
- `feature.experimental` is true.
+ `git push -f`, and `git log --graph`. Defaults to false.