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Re: [RFC/PATCH] submodules: overhaul documentation

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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Jun 20, 2017, 21:42 UTC
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On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com> wrote:
> I would probably change the first sentence to:
>
>   A submodule is another Git repository tracked at an arbitrary place
>   inside the working tree.

The tracking doesn't happen at an arbitrary place, but in the gitlink/.gitmodules file. The location of the submodule is at an arbitrary place within the working tree.

In a resend, I'll reword it completely (again) to focus more on the structure.
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  1. submodules: overhaul documentationStefan Beller, Jun 7, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerJun 13, 2017
  4. Brandon WilliamsJun 19, 2017
  5. Stefan BellerJun 20, 2017
  6. Jonathan TanJun 20, 2017
  7. Stefan BellerJun 20, 2017
  8. [PATCHv2] submodules: overhaul documentationStefan Beller, Jun 20, 2017
  9. Jonathan TanJun 21, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerJun 21, 2017
  11. Brandon WilliamsJun 22, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerJun 22, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2017
  14. Stefan BellerJun 22, 2017
  15. Brandon WilliamsJun 22, 2017
  16. Stefan BellerJun 22, 2017
  17. [PATCHv3] submodules: overhaul documentationStefan Beller, Jun 22, 2017

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