# Updating submodules 4 messages from 2008-04-05 to 2008-04-05. Participants: Pat Maddox, Avery Pennarun. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/12998 ## Pat Maddox, 2008-04-05 22:46 Subject: Updating submodules Message-ID: <810a540e0804051546o250bd3e7mf7a20d8f1cc6dcfc@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/810a540e0804051546o250bd3e7mf7a20d8f1cc6dcfc%40mail.gmail.com ``` Do I need to cd into each submodule dir and fetch/rebase? git submodule update doesn't seem to do anything, though I would assume it's used to update the submodules... Pat ``` ## Avery Pennarun, 2008-04-05 23:01 Subject: Re: Updating submodules Message-ID: <32541b130804051601w4f7976cawde47a70e04790511@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/32541b130804051601w4f7976cawde47a70e04790511%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <810a540e0804051546o250bd3e7mf7a20d8f1cc6dcfc@mail.gmail.com> ``` On 4/5/08, Pat Maddox wrote: > Do I need to cd into each submodule dir and fetch/rebase? git > submodule update doesn't seem to do anything, though I would assume > it's used to update the submodules... "git submodule update" updates each submodule to the version that was checked into the supermodule. It doesn't do anything like fetch, rebase, or pull. Avery ``` ## Pat Maddox, 2008-04-05 23:08 Subject: Re: Updating submodules Message-ID: <810a540e0804051608s6b6580a3vd4bf9ae04c22f3d4@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/810a540e0804051608s6b6580a3vd4bf9ae04c22f3d4%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <32541b130804051601w4f7976cawde47a70e04790511@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Avery Pennarun wrote: > > On 4/5/08, Pat Maddox wrote: > > Do I need to cd into each submodule dir and fetch/rebase? git > > submodule update doesn't seem to do anything, though I would assume > > it's used to update the submodules... > > "git submodule update" updates each submodule to the version that was > checked into the supermodule. It doesn't do anything like fetch, > rebase, or pull. Okay. So I've got a parent repo with three submodules. I've been working in one submodule and have been committing changes. Now I wanted to get the latest changes upstream...I have to rebase that repo individually, right? Pat ``` ## Avery Pennarun, 2008-04-05 23:11 Subject: Re: Updating submodules Message-ID: <32541b130804051611q396fcffch79f7ad1e391af73c@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/32541b130804051611q396fcffch79f7ad1e391af73c%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <810a540e0804051608s6b6580a3vd4bf9ae04c22f3d4@mail.gmail.com> ``` On 4/5/08, Pat Maddox wrote: > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Avery Pennarun wrote: > > > > On 4/5/08, Pat Maddox wrote: > > > Do I need to cd into each submodule dir and fetch/rebase? git > > > submodule update doesn't seem to do anything, though I would assume > > > it's used to update the submodules... > > > > "git submodule update" updates each submodule to the version that was > > checked into the supermodule. It doesn't do anything like fetch, > > rebase, or pull. > > Okay. So I've got a parent repo with three submodules. I've been > working in one submodule and have been committing changes. Now I > wanted to get the latest changes upstream...I have to rebase that repo > individually, right? Yes. Be careful of which branch your submodule is on; if "git submodule update" has done anything in the past, you might not be on a branch at all, in which case you have to create a local branch with your changes before you can safely rebase or push. Avery ```