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diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt index ab3e91c054..6a1ca4abad 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules DESCRIPTION ----------- -The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a git +The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a Git working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements of linkgit:git-config[1]. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ option of 'git submodule add'. Each submodule section also contains the following required keys: submodule.<name>.path:: - Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git + Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the Git working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out. The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must be unique within the .gitmodules file. @@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ submodule.<name>.update:: This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given the '--merge', '--rebase' or '--checkout' options. +submodule.<name>.branch:: + A remote branch name for tracking updates in the upstream submodule. + If the option is not specified, it defaults to 'master'. See the + `--remote` documentation in linkgit:git-submodule[1] for details. + submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules:: This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this submodule. If this option is also present in the submodules entry in |