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[GSoC][PATCH v2 11/13] submodule foreach: clarify the '$toplevel' variable documentation

From
Prathamesh Chavan <pc44800@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 29, 2017, 22:23 UTC
Message-ID
<20170729222401.12381-12-pc44800@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170729222401.12381-1-pc44800@gmail.com>

It does not contain the topmost superproject as the author assumed, but the direct superproject, such that $toplevel/$sm_path is the actual absolute path of the submodule.

Discussed-with: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Prathamesh Chavan <pc44800@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-submodule.txt | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index a23baef62..8e7930ebc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ foreach [--recursive] <command>::
 	$name is the name of the relevant submodule section in `.gitmodules`,
 	$sm_path is the path of the submodule as recorded in the superproject,
 	$sha1 is the commit as recorded in the superproject, and
-	$toplevel is the absolute path to the top-level of the superproject.
+	$toplevel is the absolute path to its superproject, such that
+	$toplevel/$sm_path is the absolute path of the submodule.
 	Note that to avoid conflicts with '$PATH' on Windows, the '$path'
 	variable is now a deprecated synonym of '$sm_path' variable.
 	Any submodules defined in the superproject but not checked out are

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  1. Prathamesh ChavanJul 24, 2017
  2. [GSoC][PATCH 01/13] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  3. [GSoC][PATCH 02/13] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_submodule_list()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  4. [GSoC][PATCH 03/13] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  5. Brandon WilliamsJul 24, 2017
  6. [GSoC][PATCH 04/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  7. Brandon WilliamsJul 24, 2017
  8. [GSoC][PATCH 05/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'sync' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  9. Brandon WilliamsJul 24, 2017
  10. [GSoC][PATCH 06/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'deinit' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  11. Brandon WilliamsJul 24, 2017
  12. [GSoC][PATCH 07/13] diff: change scope of the function count_lines()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  13. [GSoC][PATCH 08/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'summary' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  14. Brandon WilliamsJul 25, 2017
  15. [GSoC][PATCH 09/13] submodule foreach: correct '$path' in nested submodules from a subdirectoryPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  16. Brandon WilliamsJul 25, 2017
  17. [GSoC][PATCH 10/13] submodule foreach: document '$sm_path' instead of '$path'Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  18. Brandon WilliamsJul 25, 2017
  19. [GSoC][PATCH 11/13] submodule foreach: clarify the '$toplevel' variable documentationPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  20. [GSoC][PATCH 12/13] submodule foreach: document variable '$displaypath'Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  21. Brandon WilliamsJul 25, 2017
  22. [GSoC][PATCH 13/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'foreach' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 24, 2017
  23. Brandon WilliamsJul 25, 2017
  24. [GSoC][PATCH v2 00/13] Update: Week 10Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  25. [GSoC][PATCH v2 01/13] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  26. [GSoC][PATCH v2 02/13] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_submodule_list()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  27. [GSoC][PATCH v2 03/13] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  28. [GSoC][PATCH v2 04/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  29. Christian CouderJul 30, 2017
  30. [GSoC][PATCH v2 05/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'sync' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  31. [GSoC][PATCH v2 06/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'deinit' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  32. [GSoC][PATCH v2 07/13] diff: change scope of the function count_lines()Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  33. [GSoC][PATCH v2 08/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'summary' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  34. Christian CouderJul 30, 2017
  35. Prathamesh ChavanJul 30, 2017
  36. [GSoC][PATCH v2 09/13] submodule foreach: correct '$path' in nested submodules from a subdirectoryPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  37. [GSoC][PATCH v2 10/13] submodule foreach: document '$sm_path' instead of '$path'Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  38. [GSoC][PATCH v2 11/13] submodule foreach: clarify the '$toplevel' variable documentationPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  39. [GSoC][PATCH v2 12/13] submodule foreach: document variable '$displaypath'Prathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  40. [GSoC][PATCH v2 13/13] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'foreach' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Jul 29, 2017
  41. Brandon WilliamsJul 31, 2017

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