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submodule.ignore is not respected on commit

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Orgad and Raizel Shaneh <orgads@gmail.com>
Date
May 8, 2012, 14:09 UTC
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Hello,

Setting submodule.<sub>.ignore = dirty makes git ignore dirty working directory in the submodule when 'git status' is used.

However, when committing, the submodule status does appear in the commented lines.

- Orgad
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  1. Orgad and Raizel ShanehMay 8, 2012

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