submodule: add get_submodule_config helper funtion

diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 0522c3871a55d50cdada04c92db8d4bd87120df7..263a60c4f42b2951012d94f13fd16fe974ac6e99 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2007 Lars Hjemli
 
 dashless=$(basename "$0" | sed -e 's/-/ /')
-USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--name <name>] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
+USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b <branch>] [-f|--force] [--name <name>] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [-f|--force] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@ die_if_unmatched ()
        fi
 }
 
+#
+# Print a submodule configuration setting
+#
+# $1 = submodule name
+# $2 = option name
+# $3 = default value
+#
+# Checks in the usual git-config places first (for overrides),
+# otherwise it falls back on .gitmodules.  This allows you to
+# distribute project-wide defaults in .gitmodules, while still
+# customizing individual repositories if necessary.  If the option is
+# not in .gitmodules either, print a default value.
+#
+get_submodule_config () {
+       name="$1"
+       option="$2"
+       default="$3"
+       value=$(git config submodule."$name"."$option")
+       if test -z "$value"
+       then
+               value=$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$name"."$option")
+       fi
+       printf '%s' "${value:-$default}"
+}
+
+
 #
 # Map submodule path to submodule name
 #