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diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt index f8d122a8b9..5daf750d19 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gitmodules - defining submodule properties SYNOPSIS -------- -gitmodules +$GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules DESCRIPTION @@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ submodule.<name>.path:: submodule.<name>.url:: Defines an url from where the submodule repository can be cloned. +submodule.<name>.update:: + Defines what to do when the submodule is updated by the superproject. + If 'checkout' (the default), the new commit specified in the + superproject will be checked out in the submodule on a detached HEAD. + If 'rebase', the current branch of the submodule will be rebased onto + the commit specified in the superproject. If 'merge', the commit + specified in the superproject will be merged into the current branch + in the submodule. + This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given + the '--merge' or '--rebase' options. + EXAMPLES -------- |