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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt index c99d795618..74d5bdc59d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>] 'git submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...] +'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] [--] <path>... 'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch] [-f|--force] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] @@ -135,6 +136,19 @@ init:: the explicit 'init' step if you do not intend to customize any submodule locations. +deinit:: + Unregister the given submodules, i.e. remove the whole + `submodule.$name` section from .git/config together with their work + tree. Further calls to `git submodule update`, `git submodule foreach` + and `git submodule sync` will skip any unregistered submodules until + they are initialized again, so use this command if you don't want to + have a local checkout of the submodule in your work tree anymore. If + you really want to remove a submodule from the repository and commit + that use linkgit:git-rm[1] instead. ++ +If `--force` is specified, the submodule's work tree will be removed even if +it contains local modifications. + update:: Update the registered submodules, i.e. clone missing submodules and checkout the commit specified in the index of the containing repository. @@ -214,8 +228,10 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --force:: - This option is only valid for add and update commands. + This option is only valid for add, deinit and update commands. When running add, allow adding an otherwise ignored submodule path. + When running deinit the submodule work trees will be removed even if + they contain local changes. When running update, throw away local changes in submodules when switching to a different commit; and always run a checkout operation in the submodule, even if the commit listed in the index of the |