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diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt index 6a1ca4abad..347a9f76ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ submodule.<name>.url:: linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location relative to the superproject's origin repository. +In addition, there are a number of optional keys: + 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 @@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ submodule.<name>.ignore:: 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. + "--ignore-submodule" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not + affected by this setting. EXAMPLES |