Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbel...@google.com>
---
This was raised in the discussion of
https://public-inbox.org/git/20161006193725.31553-1-sbel...@google.com/raw
However this can go as a separate patch instead of adding it to the series.
Thanks,
Stefan
Documentation/config.txt | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index e78293b..1f68d05 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -2812,11 +2812,18 @@ stash.showStat::
See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1].
submodule.<name>.path::
+ The path within this project for a submodule. This variable is
+ kept in the .gitmodules file. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and
+ linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
+
submodule.<name>.url::
- The path within this project and URL for a submodule. These
- variables are initially populated by 'git submodule init'. See
- linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for
- details.
+ The URL for a submodule. This variable is copied from the .gitmodules
+ file to the git config via 'git submodule init'. The user can change
+ the configured URL before obtaining the submodule via 'git submodule
+ update'. After obtaining the submodule, this variable is kept in the
+ config as a boolean flag to indicate whether the submodule is of
+ interest to git commands. See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and
+ linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details.
submodule.<name>.update::
The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable
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