6 git-submodule - Initialize, update or inspect submodules
12 'git-submodule' [--quiet] [-b branch] add <repository> [<path>]
13 'git-submodule' [--quiet] [--cached] [status|init|update] [--] [<path>...]
19 Add the given repository as a submodule at the given path
20 to the changeset to be committed next. In particular, the
21 repository is cloned at the specified path, added to the
22 changeset and registered in .gitmodules. If no path is
23 specified, the path is deduced from the repository specification.
26 Show the status of the submodules. This will print the SHA-1 of the
27 currently checked out commit for each submodule, along with the
28 submodule path and the output of gitlink:git-describe[1] for the
29 SHA-1. Each SHA-1 will be prefixed with `-` if the submodule is not
30 initialized and `+` if the currently checked out submodule commit
31 does not match the SHA-1 found in the index of the containing
32 repository. This command is the default command for git-submodule.
35 Initialize the submodules, i.e. register in .git/config each submodule
36 name and url found in .gitmodules. The key used in .git/config is
37 `submodule.$name.url`. This command does not alter existing information
41 Update the registered submodules, i.e. clone missing submodules and
42 checkout the commit specified in the index of the containing repository.
43 This will make the submodules HEAD be detached.
49 Only print error messages.
52 Branch of repository to add as submodule.
55 Display the SHA-1 stored in the index, not the SHA-1 of the currently
56 checked out submodule commit. This option is only valid for the
60 Path to submodule(s). When specified this will restrict the command
61 to only operate on the submodules found at the specified paths.
65 When initializing submodules, a .gitmodules file in the top-level directory
66 of the containing repository is used to find the url of each submodule.
67 This file should be formatted in the same way as $GIR_DIR/config. The key
68 to each submodule url is "submodule.$name.url".
73 Written by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
77 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite