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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt index ba3c4df550..7e5f995f77 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt @@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ git-submodule - Initialize, update or inspect submodules SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] +'git submodule' [--quiet] [--cached] 'git submodule' [--quiet] add [<options>] [--] <repository> [<path>] 'git submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] (--all|[--] <path>...) 'git submodule' [--quiet] update [<options>] [--] [<path>...] +'git submodule' [--quiet] set-branch [<options>] [--] <path> +'git submodule' [--quiet] set-url [--] <path> <newurl> 'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [<options>] [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] foreach [--recursive] <command> 'git submodule' [--quiet] sync [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] @@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ For more information about submodules, see linkgit:gitsubmodules[7]. COMMANDS -------- +With no arguments, shows the status of existing submodules. Several +subcommands are available to perform operations on the submodules. + add [-b <branch>] [-f|--force] [--name <name>] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--] <repository> [<path>]:: Add the given repository as a submodule at the given path to the changeset to be committed next to the current @@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ This may be either an absolute URL, or (if it begins with ./ or ../), the location relative to the superproject's default remote repository (Please note that to specify a repository 'foo.git' which is located right next to a superproject 'bar.git', you'll -have to use '../foo.git' instead of './foo.git' - as one might expect +have to use `../foo.git` instead of `./foo.git` - as one might expect when following the rules for relative URLs - because the evaluation of relative URLs in Git is identical to that of relative directories). + @@ -75,6 +81,9 @@ status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]:: does not match the SHA-1 found in the index of the containing repository and `U` if the submodule has merge conflicts. + +If `--cached` is specified, this command will instead print the SHA-1 +recorded in the superproject for each submodule. ++ If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into nested submodules, and show their status as well. + @@ -124,11 +133,12 @@ If you really want to remove a submodule from the repository and commit that use linkgit:git-rm[1] instead. See linkgit:gitsubmodules[7] for removal options. -update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch] [--[no-]recommend-shallow] [-f|--force] [--checkout|--rebase|--merge] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--recursive] [--jobs <n>] [--] [<path>...]:: +update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch] [--[no-]recommend-shallow] [-f|--force] [--checkout|--rebase|--merge] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--recursive] [--jobs <n>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--] [<path>...]:: + -- Update the registered submodules to match what the superproject -expects by cloning missing submodules and updating the working tree of +expects by cloning missing submodules, fetching missing commits +in submodules and updating the working tree of the submodules. The "updating" can be done in several ways depending on command line options and the value of `submodule.<name>.update` configuration variable. The command line option takes precedence over @@ -168,6 +178,18 @@ submodule with the `--init` option. If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into the registered submodules, and update any nested submodules within. -- +set-branch (-b|--branch) <branch> [--] <path>:: +set-branch (-d|--default) [--] <path>:: + Sets the default remote tracking branch for the submodule. The + `--branch` option allows the remote branch to be specified. The + `--default` option removes the submodule.<name>.branch configuration + key, which causes the tracking branch to default to the remote 'HEAD'. + +set-url [--] <path> <newurl>:: + Sets the URL of the specified submodule to <newurl>. Then, it will + automatically synchronize the submodule's new remote URL + configuration. + summary [--cached|--files] [(-n|--summary-limit) <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]:: Show commit summary between the given commit (defaults to HEAD) and working tree/index. For a submodule in question, a series of commits @@ -207,7 +229,7 @@ As an example, the command below will show the path and currently checked out commit for each submodule: + -------------- -git submodule foreach 'echo $path `git rev-parse HEAD`' +git submodule foreach 'echo $sm_path `git rev-parse HEAD`' -------------- sync [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]:: @@ -226,7 +248,7 @@ registered submodules, and sync any nested submodules within. absorbgitdirs:: If a git directory of a submodule is inside the submodule, - move the git directory of the submodule into its superprojects + move the git directory of the submodule into its superproject's `$GIT_DIR/modules` path and then connect the git directory and its working directory by setting the `core.worktree` and adding a .git file pointing to the git directory embedded in the @@ -255,13 +277,14 @@ OPTIONS This option is only valid for the deinit command. Unregister all submodules in the working tree. --b:: ---branch:: +-b <branch>:: +--branch <branch>:: Branch of repository to add as submodule. The name of the branch is recorded as `submodule.<name>.branch` in `.gitmodules` for `update --remote`. A special value of `.` is used to indicate that the name of the branch in the submodule should be the - same name as the current branch in the current repository. + same name as the current branch in the current repository. If the + option is not specified, it defaults to the remote 'HEAD'. -f:: --force:: @@ -299,10 +322,10 @@ OPTIONS the superproject's recorded SHA-1 to update the submodule, use the status of the submodule's remote-tracking branch. The remote used is branch's remote (`branch.<name>.remote`), defaulting to `origin`. - The remote branch used defaults to `master`, but the branch name may - be overridden by setting the `submodule.<name>.branch` option in - either `.gitmodules` or `.git/config` (with `.git/config` taking - precedence). + The remote branch used defaults to the remote `HEAD`, but the branch + name may be overridden by setting the `submodule.<name>.branch` + option in either `.gitmodules` or `.git/config` (with `.git/config` + taking precedence). + This works for any of the supported update procedures (`--checkout`, `--rebase`, etc.). The only change is the source of the target SHA-1. @@ -407,6 +430,10 @@ options carefully. Clone new submodules in parallel with as many jobs. Defaults to the `submodule.fetchJobs` option. +--[no-]single-branch:: + This option is only valid for the update command. + Clone only one branch during update: HEAD or one specified by --branch. + <path>...:: Paths to submodule(s). When specified this will restrict the command to only operate on the submodules found at the specified paths. |