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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt index 1ed331c599..acb9002fe4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt @@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ status:: currently checked out commit for each submodule, along with the submodule path and the output of 'git describe' for the SHA-1. Each SHA-1 will be prefixed with `-` if the submodule is not - initialized and `+` if the currently checked out submodule commit + initialized, `+` if the currently checked out submodule commit does not match the SHA-1 found in the index of the containing - repository. This command is the default command for 'git submodule'. + repository and `U` if the submodule has merge conflicts. + This command is the default command for 'git submodule'. + If '--recursive' is specified, this command will recurse into nested submodules, and show their status as well. @@ -166,12 +167,14 @@ commit for each submodule. sync:: Synchronizes submodules' remote URL configuration setting - to the value specified in .gitmodules. This is useful when + to the value specified in .gitmodules. It will only affect those + submodules which already have an url entry in .git/config (that is the + case when they are initialized or freshly added). This is useful when submodule URLs change upstream and you need to update your local repositories accordingly. + "git submodule sync" synchronizes all submodules while -"git submodule sync -- A" synchronizes submodule "A" only. +"git submodule sync \-- A" synchronizes submodule "A" only. OPTIONS ------- @@ -185,8 +188,10 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --force:: - This option is only valid for the add command. - Allow adding an otherwise ignored submodule path. + This option is only valid for add and update commands. + When running add, allow adding an otherwise ignored submodule path. + When running update, throw away local changes in submodules when + switching to a different commit. --cached:: This option is only valid for status and summary commands. These @@ -257,11 +262,6 @@ This file should be formatted in the same way as `$GIT_DIR/config`. The key to each submodule url is "submodule.$name.url". See linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details. - -AUTHOR ------- -Written by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |