6 git-submodule - Initialize, update or inspect submodules
12 'git-submodule' [--quiet] add [-b branch] [--] <repository> [<path>]
13 'git-submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--] [<path>...]
14 'git-submodule' [--quiet] [init|update] [--] [<path>...]
20 Add the given repository as a submodule at the given path
21 to the changeset to be committed next. In particular, the
22 repository is cloned at the specified path, added to the
23 changeset and registered in .gitmodules. If no path is
24 specified, the path is deduced from the repository specification.
25 If the repository url begins with ./ or ../, it is stored as
26 given but resolved as a relative path from the main project's
30 Show the status of the submodules. This will print the SHA-1 of the
31 currently checked out commit for each submodule, along with the
32 submodule path and the output of linkgit:git-describe[1] for the
33 SHA-1. Each SHA-1 will be prefixed with `-` if the submodule is not
34 initialized and `+` if the currently checked out submodule commit
35 does not match the SHA-1 found in the index of the containing
36 repository. This command is the default command for git-submodule.
39 Initialize the submodules, i.e. register in .git/config each submodule
40 name and url found in .gitmodules. The key used in .git/config is
41 `submodule.$name.url`. This command does not alter existing information
45 Update the registered submodules, i.e. clone missing submodules and
46 checkout the commit specified in the index of the containing repository.
47 This will make the submodules HEAD be detached.
53 Only print error messages.
56 Branch of repository to add as submodule.
59 Display the SHA-1 stored in the index, not the SHA-1 of the currently
60 checked out submodule commit. This option is only valid for the
64 Path to submodule(s). When specified this will restrict the command
65 to only operate on the submodules found at the specified paths.
69 When initializing submodules, a .gitmodules file in the top-level directory
70 of the containing repository is used to find the url of each submodule.
71 This file should be formatted in the same way as `$GIT_DIR/config`. The key
72 to each submodule url is "submodule.$name.url". See linkgit:gitmodules[5]
78 Written by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
82 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite