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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/submodule.txt4
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diff --git a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
index 0a1293b051..b33177151c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
@@ -79,4 +79,6 @@ submodule.alternateLocation::
submodule.alternateErrorStrategy::
Specifies how to treat errors with the alternates for a submodule
as computed via `submodule.alternateLocation`. Possible values are
- `ignore`, `info`, `die`. Default is `die`.
+ `ignore`, `info`, `die`. Default is `die`. Note that if set to `ignore`
+ or `info`, and if there is an error with the computed alternate, the
+ clone proceeds as if no alternate was specified.