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diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
index 4caf5d8e3f..164995d1af 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
submodule.<name>.ignore::
Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
a submodule as modified. The following values are supported:
-
++
+--
all;; The submodule will never be considered modified (but will
nonetheless show up in the output of status and commit when it has
been staged).
@@ -83,12 +84,14 @@ submodule.<name>.ignore::
differences, and modifications to tracked and untracked files are
shown. This is the default option.
- If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config
- of the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
- .gitmodules.
- Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
- "--ignore-submodule" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
- affected by this setting.
+If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config
+of the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
+.gitmodules.
+
+Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
+"--ignore-submodule" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
+affected by this setting.
+--
submodule.<name>.shallow::
When set to true, a clone of this submodule will be performed as a