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There is already excellent documentation for this facility in git-submodule.1, but it is not so discoverable. Relative paths in .gitmodules can be useful for serving the same repository over multiple protocols, for example. Thanks to Peter for pointing this out. Cc: Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Acked-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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gitmodules(5)
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NAME
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----
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gitmodules - defining submodule properties
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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$GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a git
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working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements
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of linkgit:git-config[1].
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The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
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is the name of the submodule. Each submodule section also contains the
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following required keys:
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submodule.<name>.path::
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Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
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working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out.
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The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must
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be unique within the .gitmodules file.
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submodule.<name>.url::
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Defines an url from where the submodule repository can be cloned.
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This may be either an absolute URL ready to be passed to
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linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
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relative to the superproject's origin repository.
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submodule.<name>.update::
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Defines what to do when the submodule is updated by the superproject.
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If 'checkout' (the default), the new commit specified in the
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superproject will be checked out in the submodule on a detached HEAD.
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If 'rebase', the current branch of the submodule will be rebased onto
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the commit specified in the superproject. If 'merge', the commit
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specified in the superproject will be merged into the current branch
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in the submodule.
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This config option is overridden if 'git submodule update' is given
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the '--merge' or '--rebase' options.
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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Consider the following .gitmodules file:
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[submodule "libfoo"]
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path = include/foo
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url = git://foo.com/git/lib.git
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[submodule "libbar"]
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path = include/bar
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url = git://bar.com/git/lib.git
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This defines two submodules, `libfoo` and `libbar`. These are expected to
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be checked out in the paths 'include/foo' and 'include/bar', and for both
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submodules an url is specified which can be used for cloning the submodules.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-submodule[1] linkgit:git-config[1]
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DOCUMENTATION
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Documentation by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
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GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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