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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt index ad851838cc..918bd1d1bd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt @@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] (--all|[--] <path>...) 'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch] - [-f|--force] [--rebase|--merge] [--reference <repository>] - [--depth <depth>] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] + [--[no-]recommend-shallow] [-f|--force] [--rebase|--merge] + [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--recursive] + [--jobs <n>] [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [(-n|--summary-limit) <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...] 'git submodule' [--quiet] foreach [--recursive] <command> 'git submodule' [--quiet] sync [--recursive] [--] [<path>...] +'git submodule' [--quiet] absorbgitdirs [--] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION @@ -244,6 +246,20 @@ sync:: If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into the 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 + `$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 + superprojects git directory. ++ +A repository that was cloned independently and later added as a submodule or +old setups have the submodules git directory inside the submodule instead of +embedded into the superprojects git directory. ++ +This command is recursive by default. + OPTIONS ------- -q:: @@ -258,7 +274,9 @@ OPTIONS --branch:: Branch of repository to add as submodule. The name of the branch is recorded as `submodule.<name>.branch` in - `.gitmodules` for `update --remote`. + `.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. -f:: --force:: @@ -384,6 +402,17 @@ for linkgit:git-clone[1]'s `--reference` and `--shared` options carefully. clone with a history truncated to the specified number of revisions. See linkgit:git-clone[1] +--[no-]recommend-shallow:: + This option is only valid for the update command. + The initial clone of a submodule will use the recommended + `submodule.<name>.shallow` as provided by the .gitmodules file + by default. To ignore the suggestions use `--no-recommend-shallow`. + +-j <n>:: +--jobs <n>:: + This option is only valid for the update command. + Clone new submodules in parallel with as many jobs. + Defaults to the `submodule.fetchJobs` option. <path>...:: Paths to submodule(s). When specified this will restrict the command |