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git submodule manpage does not document --checkout

From
Matthijs Kooijman <matthijs@stdin.nl>
Date
Feb 25, 2014, 11:03 UTC
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<20140225110316.GU11566@login.drsnuggles.stderr.nl>
Hi,

it seems git submodule supports --checkout, which is also mentioned indirectly in the manpage. However, the option itself is not mentioned in the synopsis or detailed option list.

Gr.
Matthijs
Next: Jens Lehmann
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  1. Matthijs KooijmanFeb 25, 2014
  2. submodule update: document the '--checkout' optionJens Lehmann, Feb 27, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2014
  4. submodule update: consistently document the '--checkout' optionJens Lehmann, Feb 28, 2014

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