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diff --git a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt index 891c8da..f7b5a25 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Submodule operations can be configured using the following mechanisms * The command line for those commands that support taking submodules as part of their pathspecs. Most commands have a boolean flag - `--recurse-submodules` which specify whether to recurse into submodules. + `--recurse-submodules` which specifies whether to recurse into submodules. Examples are `grep` and `checkout`. Some commands take enums, such as `fetch` and `push`, where you can specify how submodules are affected. @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ the superproject's `$GIT_DIR/config` file, so the superproject's history is not affected. This can be undone using `git submodule init`. * Deleted submodule: A submodule can be deleted by running -`git rm <submodule path> && git commit`. This can be undone +`git rm <submodule-path> && git commit`. This can be undone using `git revert`. + The deletion removes the superproject's tracking data, which are @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ For example: [submodule "baz"] url = https://example.org/baz -In the above config only the submodule 'bar' and 'baz' are active, +In the above config only the submodules 'bar' and 'baz' are active, 'bar' due to (1) and 'baz' due to (3). 'foo' is inactive because (1) takes precedence over (3) @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ Workflow for a third party library ---------------------------------- # Add a submodule - git submodule add <url> <path> + git submodule add <URL> <path> # Occasionally update the submodule to a new version: - git -C <path> checkout <new version> + git -C <path> checkout <new-version> git add <path> git commit -m "update submodule to new version" @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ 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 (note that `submodule.recurse` also +`checkout` recurse into submodules (note that `submodule.recurse` also affects other Git commands, see linkgit:git-config[1] for a complete list). |