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[PATCH] git-submodule.txt: document default behavior

From
Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 12, 2019, 04:03 UTC
Message-ID
<0b62f65a8016c41b96aa6caead366e1ed9dda333.1549944164.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>

This patch documents the default behavior of git-submodule if no subcommands are given, similar to how git-remote.txt documents it.

Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-submodule.txt | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index ba3c4df550..9bc98da154 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ For more information about submodules, see linkgit:gitsubmodules[7].
 
 COMMANDS
 --------
+With no arguments, shows the status of existing submodules.  Several
+subcommands are available to perform operations on the submodules.
+
 add [-b <branch>] [-f|--force] [--name <name>] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--] <repository> [<path>]::
 	Add the given repository as a submodule at the given path
 	to the changeset to be committed next to the current
-- 
2.20.1.530.g88cfe87ec3
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  4. 1/3 git-remote.txt: be specific about default behaviorDenton Liu, Feb 12, 2019
  5. 2/3 git-submodule.txt: make subcommands underlinedDenton Liu, Feb 12, 2019
  6. Denton LiuFeb 13, 2019
  7. Duy NguyenFeb 13, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2019
  9. 3/3 submodule: document default behaviorDenton Liu, Feb 12, 2019
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2019
  11. Denton LiuFeb 14, 2019
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2019
  13. 0/1 Document git-submodule's default behaviorDenton Liu, Feb 15, 2019
  14. 1/1 submodule: document default behaviorDenton Liu, Feb 15, 2019

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