6 gitmodules - defining submodule properties
10 $GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules
16 The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a git
17 working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements
18 of linkgit:git-config[1].
20 The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
21 is the name of the submodule. Each submodule section also contains the
22 following required keys:
24 submodule.<name>.path::
25 Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
26 working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out.
27 The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must
28 be unique within the .gitmodules file.
30 submodule.<name>.url::
31 Defines an url from where the submodule repository can be cloned.
32 This may be either an absolute URL ready to be passed to
33 linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
34 relative to the superproject's origin repository.
36 submodule.<name>.update::
37 Defines what to do when the submodule is updated by the superproject.
38 If 'checkout' (the default), the new commit specified in the
39 superproject will be checked out in the submodule on a detached HEAD.
40 If 'rebase', the current branch of the submodule will be rebased onto
41 the commit specified in the superproject. If 'merge', the commit
42 specified in the superproject will be merged into the current branch
44 This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given
45 the '--merge' or '--rebase' options.
47 submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
48 This option can be used to enable/disable recursive fetching of this
49 submodule. If this option is also present in the submodules entry in
50 .git/config of the superproject, the setting there will override the
51 one found in .gitmodules.
52 Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
53 "--[no-]recurse-submodules" option to "git fetch" and "git pull"..
55 submodule.<name>.ignore::
56 Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
57 a submodule as modified. When set to "all", it will never be considered
58 modified, "dirty" will ignore all changes to the submodules work tree and
59 takes only differences between the HEAD of the submodule and the commit
60 recorded in the superproject into account. "untracked" will additionally
61 let submodules with modified tracked files in their work tree show up.
62 Using "none" (the default when this option is not set) also shows
63 submodules that have untracked files in their work tree as changed.
64 If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config of
65 the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
67 Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
68 "--ignore-submodule" option.
74 Consider the following .gitmodules file:
78 url = git://foo.com/git/lib.git
82 url = git://bar.com/git/lib.git
85 This defines two submodules, `libfoo` and `libbar`. These are expected to
86 be checked out in the paths 'include/foo' and 'include/bar', and for both
87 submodules an url is specified which can be used for cloning the submodules.
91 linkgit:git-submodule[1] linkgit:git-config[1]
95 Documentation by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
99 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite