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[PATCH v4] submodule: add --no-fetch parameter to update command

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FFFabian Franz <git@fabian-franz.de>
Date
Jan 10, 2009, 02:10 UTC
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git submodule update --no-fetch makes it possible to use git submodule update in complete offline mode by not fetching new revisions.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Franz <git@fabian-franz.de>
---
 Documentation/git-submodule.txt |    7 ++++++-
 git-submodule.sh                |   16 ++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index 232697d..14c1d5c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git submodule' [--quiet] add [-b branch] [-t|--track <branch>] [--] <repository> <path>
 'git submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
-'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [--] [<path>...]
+'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--summary-limit <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] foreach <command>
 'git submodule' [--quiet] sync [--] [<path>...]
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	(the default). This limit only applies to modified submodules. The
 	size is always limited to 1 for added/deleted/typechanged submodules.
 
+-N::
+--no-fetch::
+	This option is only valid for the update command.
+	Don't fetch new objects from the remote site.
+
 <path>...::
 	Paths to submodule(s). When specified this will restrict the command
 	to only operate on the submodules found at the specified paths.
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 6af3d96..f66622b 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2007 Lars Hjemli
 
 USAGE="[--quiet] [--cached] \
-[add <repo> [-b branch] [--track|-t <branch>] <path>]|[status|init|update [-i|--init]|summary [-n|--summary-limit <n>] [<commit>]] \
+[add <repo> [-b branch] [--track|-t <branch>] <path>]|[status|init|update [-i|--init] [-N|--no-fetch]|summary [-n|--summary-limit <n>] [<commit>]] \
 [--] [<path>...]|[foreach <command>]|[sync [--] [<path>...]]"
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ branch=
 quiet=
 cached=
 track=
+nofetch=
 
 #
 # print stuff on stdout unless -q was specified
@@ -313,6 +314,10 @@ cmd_update()
 			shift
 			cmd_init "$@" || return
 			;;
+		-N|--no-fetch)
+			shift
+			nofetch=1
+			;;
 		--)
 			shift
 			break
@@ -370,9 +375,12 @@ cmd_update()
 
 			# First fetch ...
 
-			(unset GIT_DIR; cd "$path" &&
-				git-fetch) ||
-			die "Unable to fetch in submodule path '$path'"
+			if test -z "$nofetch"
+			then
+				(unset GIT_DIR; cd "$path" &&
+					git-fetch) ||
+				die "Unable to fetch in submodule path '$path'"
+			fi
 
 			if test "$sha1" = "NULL"
 			then
-- 
1.5.3.6
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  1. submodule: allow tracking of the newest revision of a branch in a submoduleFabian Franz, Jan 10, 2009
  2. submodule: add --no-fetch parameter to update commandFabian Franz, Jan 10, 2009
  3. submodule: add --use-gitmodules parameter to update commandFabian Franz, Jan 10, 2009
  4. submodule: add +<branch> syntax for track to allow automatic pulling.Fabian Franz, Jan 10, 2009
  5. submodule: add --recursive parameter to update commandFabian Franz, Jan 10, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2009
  7. Nanako ShiraishiJan 11, 2009
  8. Nanako ShiraishiJan 11, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2009

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