'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] [--] <path>...
'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch]
- [-f|--force] [--rebase|--merge|--checkout] [--reference <repository>]
+ [-f|--force] [--checkout|--rebase|--merge] [--reference <repository>]
[--depth <depth>] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [(-n|--summary-limit) <n>]
[commit] [--] [<path>...]
+
For updates that clone missing submodules, checkout-mode updates will
create submodules with detached HEADs; all other modes will create
-submodules with a local branch named after `submodule.<path>.branch`.
+submodules with a local branch named after `submodule.<name>.branch`.
+
For updates that do not clone missing submodules, the submodule's HEAD
is only touched when the remote reference does not match the
-b::
--branch::
Branch of repository to add as submodule.
- The name of the branch is recorded as `submodule.<path>.branch` in
+ The name of the branch is recorded as `submodule.<name>.branch` in
`.gitmodules` for `update --remote`.
-f::
This option is only valid for the update command.
Don't fetch new objects from the remote site.
+--checkout::
+ This option is only valid for the update command.
+ Checkout the commit recorded in the superproject on a detached HEAD
+ in the submodule. This is the default behavior, the main use of
+ this option is to override `submodule.$name.update` when set to
+ `merge`, `rebase` or `none`.
+ If the key `submodule.$name.update` is either not explicitly set or
+ set to `checkout`, this option is implicit.
+
--merge::
This option is only valid for the update command.
Merge the commit recorded in the superproject into the current branch