From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:55:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitsubmodules: add '--recurse-submodules' for 'ls-files'
Message-ID: <xmqqo8lh7olc.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.861.git.git.1601774257696.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> @@ -246,20 +246,23 @@ Workflow for an artificially split repo
>    # regular commands recurse into submodules by default
>    git config --global submodule.recurse true
>  
> -  # Unlike the other commands below clone still needs
> +  # Unlike most other commands below, clone still needs
>    # its own recurse flag:
>    git clone --recurse <URL> <directory>
>    cd <directory>
>  
>    # Get to know the code:
>    git grep foo
> -  git ls-files
> +  git ls-files --recurse-submodules
> +
> +[NOTE]
> +`git ls-files` also requires its own `--recurse-submodules` flag.

Makes sense.  Thanks, will queue.