gitignore.txt: suggestions how to get literal # or ! at the beginning

diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index dba4d39e1fd3e971336e0d85f24c114c29c4d1fd..aac575e74f833c9bce28b779733b28a7611246b2 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -181,8 +181,11 @@ module_clone()
                rm -f "$gitdir/index"
        else
                mkdir -p "$gitdir_base"
-               git clone $quiet -n ${reference:+"$reference"} \
-                       --separate-git-dir "$gitdir" "$url" "$sm_path" ||
+               (
+                       clear_local_git_env
+                       git clone $quiet -n ${reference:+"$reference"} \
+                               --separate-git-dir "$gitdir" "$url" "$sm_path"
+               ) ||
                die "$(eval_gettext "Clone of '\$url' into submodule path '\$sm_path' failed")"
        fi
 
@@ -748,7 +751,7 @@ cmd_summary() {
        if [ -n "$files" ]
        then
                test -n "$cached" &&
-               die "$(gettext -- "--cached cannot be used with --files")"
+               die "$(gettext "The --cached option cannot be used with the --files option")"
                diff_cmd=diff-files
                head=
        fi