submodule URLs change upstream and you need to update your local
repositories accordingly.
+
-"git submodule sync" synchronizes all submodules while
-"git submodule sync \-- A" synchronizes submodule "A" only.
+`git submodule sync` synchronizes all submodules while
+`git submodule sync -- A` synchronizes submodule "A" only.
+
If `--recursive` is specified, this command will recurse into the
registered submodules, and sync any nested submodules within.
this option will be passed to the linkgit:git-clone[1] command.
+
*NOTE*: Do *not* use this option unless you have read the note
-for linkgit:git-clone[1]'s `--reference` and `--shared` options carefully.
+for linkgit:git-clone[1]'s `--reference`, `--shared`, and `--dissociate`
+options carefully.
+
+--dissociate::
+ This option is only valid for add and update commands. These
+ commands sometimes need to clone a remote repository. In this case,
+ this option will be passed to the linkgit:git-clone[1] command.
++
+*NOTE*: see the NOTE for the `--reference` option.
--recursive::
This option is only valid for foreach, update, status and sync commands.