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* sb/clone-recursive-submodule-doc:
  Documentation/git-clone: improve description for submodule recursing
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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
[--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
[--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
[--recurse-submodules] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
[--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
[--jobs <n>] [--] <repository> [<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
@ -231,14 +231,17 @@ branch of some repository for search indexing.
After the clone is created, initialize and clone submodules
within based on the provided pathspec. If no pathspec is
provided, all submodules are initialized and cloned.
Submodules are initialized and cloned using their default
settings. The resulting clone has `submodule.active` set to
This option can be given multiple times for pathspecs consisting
of multiple entries. The resulting clone has `submodule.active` set to
the provided pathspec, or "." (meaning all submodules) if no
pathspec is provided. This is equivalent to running
`git submodule update --init --recursive` immediately after
the clone is finished. This option is ignored if the cloned
repository does not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of
`--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`, or `--mirror` is given)
pathspec is provided.
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Submodules are initialized and cloned using their default settings. This is
equivalent to running
`git submodule update --init --recursive <pathspec>` immediately after
the clone is finished. This option is ignored if the cloned repository does
not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of `--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`,
or `--mirror` is given)
--[no-]shallow-submodules::
All submodules which are cloned will be shallow with a depth of 1.