linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
relative to the superproject's origin repository.
+In addition, there are a number of optional keys:
+
submodule.<name>.update::
Defines what to do when the submodule is updated by the superproject.
If 'checkout' (the default), the new commit specified in the
the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
.gitmodules.
Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
- "--ignore-submodule" option.
+ "--ignore-submodule" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
+ affected by this setting.
EXAMPLES