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gitmodules(5)
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=============
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NAME
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----
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gitmodules - defining submodule properties
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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$GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a git
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working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements
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of linkgit:git-config[1].
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The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
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is the name of the submodule. Each submodule section also contains the
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following required keys:
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submodule.<name>.path::
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Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
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working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out.
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The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must
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be unique within the .gitmodules file.
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submodule.<name>.url::
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Defines an url from where the submodule repository can be cloned.
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This may be either an absolute URL ready to be passed to
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linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
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relative to the superproject's origin repository.
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submodule.<name>.update::
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Defines what to do when the submodule is updated by the superproject.
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If 'checkout' (the default), the new commit specified in the
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superproject will be checked out in the submodule on a detached HEAD.
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If 'rebase', the current branch of the submodule will be rebased onto
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the commit specified in the superproject. If 'merge', the commit
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specified in the superproject will be merged into the current branch
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in the submodule.
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This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given
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the '--merge' or '--rebase' options.
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submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
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This option can be used to enable/disable recursive fetching of this
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submodule. If this option is also present in the submodules entry in
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.git/config of the superproject, the setting there will override the
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one found in .gitmodules.
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Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
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"--[no-]recurse-submodules" option to "git fetch" and "git pull"..
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submodule.<name>.ignore::
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Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
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a submodule as modified. When set to "all", it will never be considered
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modified, "dirty" will ignore all changes to the submodules work tree and
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takes only differences between the HEAD of the submodule and the commit
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recorded in the superproject into account. "untracked" will additionally
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let submodules with modified tracked files in their work tree show up.
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Using "none" (the default when this option is not set) also shows
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submodules that have untracked files in their work tree as changed.
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If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config of
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the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
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.gitmodules.
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Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
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"--ignore-submodule" option.
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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Consider the following .gitmodules file:
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[submodule "libfoo"]
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path = include/foo
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url = git://foo.com/git/lib.git
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[submodule "libbar"]
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path = include/bar
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url = git://bar.com/git/lib.git
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This defines two submodules, `libfoo` and `libbar`. These are expected to
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be checked out in the paths 'include/foo' and 'include/bar', and for both
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submodules an url is specified which can be used for cloning the submodules.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-submodule[1] linkgit:git-config[1]
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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