submodule: preserve all arguments exactly when recursing

diff --git a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
index 905a8baae9a03a4b47512bb3eb3e0f9ec84f5ca4..15d420fca62ff32ca99658b9aec0be8adb5ffbfd 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
+++ b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
@@ -238,4 +238,20 @@ test_expect_success 'use "git clone --recursive" to checkout all submodules' '
        test -d clone4/nested1/nested2/nested3/submodule/.git
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'test "update --recursive" with a flag with spaces' '
+       git clone super "common objects" &&
+       git clone super clone5 &&
+       (
+               cd clone5 &&
+               test ! -d nested1/.git &&
+               git submodule update --init --recursive --reference="$(dirname "$PWD")/common objects" &&
+               test -d nested1/.git &&
+               test -d nested1/nested2/.git &&
+               test -d nested1/nested2/nested3/.git &&
+               test -f nested1/.git/objects/info/alternates &&
+               test -f nested1/nested2/.git/objects/info/alternates &&
+               test -f nested1/nested2/nested3/.git/objects/info/alternates
+       )
+'
+
 test_done