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authorDamien Robert <damien.olivier.robert@gmail.com>2020-04-06 15:57:06 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-04-06 13:42:43 -0700
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doc: document --recurse-submodules for reset and restore
Also unify the formulation about --no-recurse-submodules for checkout and switch, which we reuse for restore. And correct the formulation about submodules' HEAD in read-tree, which we reuse in reset. Signed-off-by: Damien Robert <damien.olivier.robert+git@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ in linkgit:git-checkout[1] for details.
patterns and unconditionally restores any files in
`<pathspec>`.
+--recurse-submodules::
+--no-recurse-submodules::
+ If `<pathspec>` names an active submodule and the restore location
+ includes the working tree, the submodule will only be updated if
+ this option is given, in which case its working tree will be
+ restored to the commit recorded in the superproject, and any local
+ modifications overwritten. If nothing (or
+ `--no-recurse-submodules`) is used, submodules working trees will
+ not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-checkout[1], this will detach
+ `HEAD` of the submodule.
+
--overlay::
--no-overlay::
In overlay mode, the command never removes files when