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Re: [PATCH v4] submodule: add 'deinit' command

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 12, 2013, 16:22 UTC
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Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com> writes:
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> I think this would be clearer if 'git deinit' said
>
>     rm 'submodule/*'
>
> or maybe
>
>     Removed workdir for 'submodule'
>
> Is it just me?
The latter may probably be better.

After cloning the superproject, you show interest in individual submodules by saying "git submodule init <that submodule>" and until then your .git/config in the superproject does not indicate that you are interested in that submodule, and you won't have a submodule checkout.

"deinit" is a way to revert back to that original state; recording that you are no longer interested in the submodule is the primary effect, and removal of its checkout is a mere side effect of it.

Previous: Phil HordNext: Jens Lehmann
Message 14 of 21 in “submodule: add 'deinit' command”
  1. submodule: add 'deinit' commandJens Lehmann, Feb 6, 2013
  2. Phil HordFeb 12, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  4. Jens LehmannFeb 13, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2013
  6. submodule: add 'deinit' commandJens Lehmann, Feb 17, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2013
  8. Jens LehmannFeb 18, 2013
  9. submodule: add 'deinit' commandJens Lehmann, Mar 4, 2013
  10. Heiko VoigtMar 5, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2013
  12. Heiko VoigtMar 6, 2013
  13. Phil HordMar 12, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2013
  15. Jens LehmannMar 18, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  17. submodule deinit: clarify work tree removal messageJens Lehmann, Apr 1, 2013
  18. Phil HordApr 16, 2013
  19. submodule deinit: don't output "Cleared directory" when directory is emptyJens Lehmann, Apr 16, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2013
  21. Jens LehmannApr 17, 2013

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