From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:01:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config
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In-Reply-To: <8bfaa14d44e224c5f8a3cfe1a0c55e9ca9415a98.1770384180.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

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
> --
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