[PATCH v4 2/5] doc: document --recurse-submodules for reset and restore
- From
- Damien Robert <damien.olivier.robert@gmail.com>
- Date
- Mar 25, 2020, 21:09 UTC
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- <20200325210943.339240-3-damien.olivier.robert+git@gmail.com>
- In-Reply-To
- <20200325210943.339240-1-damien.olivier.robert+git@gmail.com>
Also unify the formulation about --no-submodules for checkout and switch, which we reuse for restore.
And correct the formulation about submodules' HEAD in read-tree, which we reuse in reset.
Signed-off-by: Damien Robert <damien.olivier.robert+git@gmail.com> --- Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 2 +- Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 2 +- Documentation/git-reset.txt | 6 ++++++ Documentation/git-restore.txt | 11 +++++++++++ Documentation/git-switch.txt | 2 +- 5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index c8fb995fa7..140bd3eabb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Note that this option uses the no overlay mode by default (see also submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If local modifications in a submodule would be overwritten the checkout will fail unless `-f` is used. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) - is used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. + is used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the submodule. diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index da33f84f33..807cad4691 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ OPTIONS --[no-]recurse-submodules:: Using --recurse-submodules will update the content of all initialized submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject by - calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules HEAD to be + calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules' HEADs to be detached at that commit. --no-sparse-checkout:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 932080c55d..d7a09f11a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ but carries forward unmerged index entries. different between `<commit>` and `HEAD`. If a file that is different between `<commit>` and `HEAD` has local changes, reset is aborted. + +--[no-]recurse-submodules:: + When the working tree is updated, using --recurse-submodules will + also recursively reset the working tree of all active submodules + according to the commit recorded in the superproject, also setting + the submodules' HEADs to be detached at that commit. -- See "Reset, restore and revert" in linkgit:git[1] for the differences diff --git a/Documentation/git-restore.txt b/Documentation/git-restore.txt index 5bf60d4943..8e3b339802 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-restore.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-restore.txt @@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ in linkgit:git-checkout[1] for details. patterns and unconditionally restores any files in `<pathspec>`. +--recurse-submodules:: +--no-recurse-submodules:: + If `<pathspec>` names an active submodule and the restore location + includes the working tree, the submodule will only be updated if + this option is given, in which case its working tree will be + restored to the commit recorded in the superproject, and any local + modifications overwritten. If nothing (or + `--no-recurse-submodules`) is used, submodules working trees will + not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-checkout[1], this will detach + `HEAD` of the submodule. + --overlay:: --no-overlay:: In overlay mode, the command never removes files when diff --git a/Documentation/git-switch.txt b/Documentation/git-switch.txt index 197900363b..79dbc9624d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-switch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-switch.txt @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ name, the guessing is aborted. You can explicitly give a name with Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all initialized submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) is - used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. Just + used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the submodules.
-- Patched on top of v2.26.0 (git version 2.25.2)