# `git submodule sync`'s purpose? 2 messages from 2010-04-20 to 2010-04-20. Participants: Tim Visher, Jacob Helwig. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/23531 ## Tim Visher, 2010-04-20 01:56 Subject: `git submodule sync`'s purpose? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/t2sc115fd3c1004191856za23ef32m421697b98159bcfe%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi everyone, trying to understand if I'm just failing to parse the docs for `git submodule sync`. I'm basically under the impression that I can edit the .gitmodules file by hand and then use that command to sync up my submodules witin .git/config to that value. Am I totally missing something? An example session can be found on [pastebin][]. [pastebin]: http://pastebin.com/chEdc2u5 Thanks in advance! -- In Christ, Timmy V. http://burningones.com/ http://five.sentenc.es/ - Spend less time on e-mail ``` ## Jacob Helwig, 2010-04-20 02:35 Subject: Re: `git submodule sync`'s purpose? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/g2g8c9a061004191935s86a9d7a7i8dd1a361d5a0da3%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 18:56, Tim Visher wrote: > Hi everyone, > > trying to understand if I'm just failing to parse the docs for `git > submodule sync`.  I'm basically under the impression that I can edit > the .gitmodules file by hand and then use that command to sync up my > submodules witin .git/config to that value.  Am I totally missing > something? > > An example session can be found on [pastebin][]. > > [pastebin]: http://pastebin.com/chEdc2u5 > > Thanks in advance! > I think the point is more that you can edit .git/config to point a submodule at a different location (say you have a copy of the submodule repo somewhere with some changes you want to try out), and then can use "git submodule sync" to get the entry in .git/config "back in sync" with the canonical location for the submodule. -Jacob ```