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diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt index d1a17e2625..1b67f0a9f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt @@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ 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. + This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given + the '--rebase' option. + EXAMPLES -------- |