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why '--init' in git-submodule update

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FMFrancis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 5, 2012, 16:30 UTC
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Hello,

I'm wondering why the --init option from git-submodule-update is not at least the defaut. Or even wilder, why this option exists at all and git-submodule-update always behave like --init was always passed.

Thanks -- Francis

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