branch: allow pattern arguments

diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index 7f6b3cf207ae51be30fc677cb8810ffb20cc9433..d189a24c71c44806a9c1381e2a8e5993269e568a 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dashless=$(basename "$0" | sed -e 's/-/ /')
 USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
-   or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
+   or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [-f|--force] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [--summary-limit <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] foreach [--recursive] <command>
    or: $dashless [--quiet] sync [--] [<path>...]"
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ cmd_update()
                -N|--no-fetch)
                        nofetch=1
                        ;;
+               -f|--force)
+                       force=$1
+                       ;;
                -r|--rebase)
                        update="rebase"
                        ;;
@@ -480,16 +483,20 @@ cmd_update()
 
                if test "$subsha1" != "$sha1"
                then
-                       force=
-                       if test -z "$subsha1"
+                       subforce=$force
+                       # If we don't already have a -f flag and the submodule has never been checked out
+                       if test -z "$subsha1" -a -z "$force"
                        then
-                               force="-f"
+                               subforce="-f"
                        fi
 
                        if test -z "$nofetch"
                        then
+                               # Run fetch only if $sha1 isn't present or it
+                               # is not reachable from a ref.
                                (clear_local_git_env; cd "$path" &&
-                                       git-fetch) ||
+                                       ( (rev=$(git rev-list -n 1 $sha1 --not --all 2>/dev/null) &&
+                                        test -z "$rev") || git-fetch)) ||
                                die "Unable to fetch in submodule path '$path'"
                        fi
 
@@ -512,7 +519,7 @@ cmd_update()
                                msg="merged in"
                                ;;
                        *)
-                               command="git checkout $force -q"
+                               command="git checkout $subforce -q"
                                action="checkout"
                                msg="checked out"
                                ;;