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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index 0ed5c24..5232407 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] (--all|[--] <path>...)
'git submodule' [--quiet] update [<options>] [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] set-branch [<options>] [--] <path>
+'git submodule' [--quiet] set-url [--] <path> <newurl>
'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [<options>] [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] foreach [--recursive] <command>
'git submodule' [--quiet] sync [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]::
does not match the SHA-1 found in the index of the containing
repository and `U` if the submodule has merge conflicts.
+
+If `--cached` is specified, this command will instead print the SHA-1
+recorded in the superproject for each submodule.
++
If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into nested
submodules, and show their status as well.
+
@@ -133,7 +137,8 @@ update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch] [--[no-]recommend-shallow] [-f|--forc
+
--
Update the registered submodules to match what the superproject
-expects by cloning missing submodules and updating the working tree of
+expects by cloning missing submodules, fetching missing commits
+in submodules and updating the working tree of
the submodules. The "updating" can be done in several ways depending
on command line options and the value of `submodule.<name>.update`
configuration variable. The command line option takes precedence over
@@ -173,12 +178,18 @@ submodule with the `--init` option.
If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into the
registered submodules, and update any nested submodules within.
--
-set-branch ((-d|--default)|(-b|--branch <branch>)) [--] <path>::
+set-branch (-b|--branch) <branch> [--] <path>::
+set-branch (-d|--default) [--] <path>::
Sets the default remote tracking branch for the submodule. The
`--branch` option allows the remote branch to be specified. The
`--default` option removes the submodule.<name>.branch configuration
key, which causes the tracking branch to default to 'master'.
+set-url [--] <path> <newurl>::
+ Sets the URL of the specified submodule to <newurl>. Then, it will
+ automatically synchronize the submodule's new remote URL
+ configuration.
+
summary [--cached|--files] [(-n|--summary-limit) <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]::
Show commit summary between the given commit (defaults to HEAD) and
working tree/index. For a submodule in question, a series of commits
@@ -237,7 +248,7 @@ registered submodules, and sync any nested submodules within.
absorbgitdirs::
If a git directory of a submodule is inside the submodule,
- move the git directory of the submodule into its superprojects
+ move the git directory of the submodule into its superproject's
`$GIT_DIR/modules` path and then connect the git directory and
its working directory by setting the `core.worktree` and adding
a .git file pointing to the git directory embedded in the