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diff --git a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt
index 504c5f1a88..f9f4e65c9e 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gitsubmodules(7)
NAME
----
-gitsubmodules - mounting one repository inside another
+gitsubmodules - Mounting one repository inside another
SYNOPSIS
--------
@@ -169,11 +169,15 @@ ACTIVE SUBMODULES
A submodule is considered active,
- (a) if `submodule.<name>.active` is set to `true`
- or
- (b) if the submodule's path matches the pathspec in `submodule.active`
- or
- (c) if `submodule.<name>.url` is set.
+ 1. if `submodule.<name>.active` is set to `true`
++
+or
+
+ 2. if the submodule's path matches the pathspec in `submodule.active`
++
+or
+
+ 3. if `submodule.<name>.url` is set.
and these are evaluated in this order.
@@ -189,11 +193,11 @@ For example:
url = https://example.org/baz
In the above config only the submodule 'bar' and 'baz' are active,
-'bar' due to (a) and 'baz' due to (c). 'foo' is inactive because
-(a) takes precedence over (c)
+'bar' due to (1) and 'baz' due to (3). 'foo' is inactive because
+(1) takes precedence over (3)
-Note that (c) is a historical artefact and will be ignored if the
-(a) and (b) specify that the submodule is not active. In other words,
+Note that (3) is a historical artefact and will be ignored if the
+(1) and (2) specify that the submodule is not active. In other words,
if we have a `submodule.<name>.active` set to `false` or if the
submodule's path is excluded in the pathspec in `submodule.active`, the
url doesn't matter whether it is present or not. This is illustrated in
@@ -267,7 +271,8 @@ will not be checked out by default; You can instruct 'clone' to recurse
into submodules. The 'init' and 'update' subcommands of 'git submodule'
will maintain submodules checked out and at an appropriate revision in
your working tree. Alternatively you can set 'submodule.recurse' to have
-'checkout' recursing into submodules.
+'checkout' recursing into submodules (note that 'submodule.recurse' also
+affects other git commands, see linkgit:git-config[1] for a complete list).
SEE ALSO