Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config

From: Claus Schneider <claus.schneider@eficode.com>
Date: Mar 10, 2026, 21:10 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+GP4bqf6=Lv3esMxorhbn6J9AMT-A4cEyhgpnm8iLUd+Myz0Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CA+GP4brEROn5jhmtjW7gwk87hi8T23voyG+LEx-ypwUE0Q5F=w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Kristoffer,

I am unsure about submitting these fixes now, as the patch appears to have already been merged.

I could add it as a 6th patch, and merging would still work fine instead of amending the 5th patch - please let me know what is the best way to proceed

Best regards, Claus Schneider

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM Claus Schneider <claus.schneider@eficode.com> wrote:

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> Hi ..
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> Thanks .. I will fix both.
>
> Br
> Claus Schneider
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM Kristoffer Haugsbakk
> <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, at 14:23, Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget wrote:
> > > From: "Claus Schneider(Eficode)" <claus.schneider@eficode.com>
> > >
> > > - git-add.adoc: Update the --force documentation for submodule behaviour
> > >   to be added even the given configuration ignore=all.
> > > - gitmodules.adoc and config/submodule.adoc: The submodule config
> > >   ignore=all now need --force in order to update the index.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Claus Schneider(Eficode) <claus.schneider@eficode.com>
> > >[snip]
> > >       all;; The submodule will never be considered modified (but will
> > >           nonetheless show up in the output of status and commit when it has
> > > -         been staged).
> > > +         been staged). Add `(new commits)` can be overruled using the
> > > +         `git add --force <submodule.path>`.
> > > +             The setting affects `status`, `update-index`, `diff` and `log`(due
> >
> > This is in `next` but: should be a space: “`log` (due”.
> >
> > > +             to underlaying `diff`).
> >
> > s/underlaying/underlying/ ?
> >
> > >
> > >       dirty;; All changes to the submodule's work tree will be ignored, only
> > >           committed differences between the `HEAD` of the submodule and its
> > > --
> > > gitgitgadget