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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 02696208c..34449e37e 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -2706,12 +2706,13 @@ stash.showStat:: option will show diffstat of the stash. Defaults to true. See description of 'show' command in linkgit:git-stash[1]. -submodule.<name>.path:: submodule.<name>.url:: - The path within this project and URL for a submodule. These - variables are initially populated by 'git submodule init'. See - linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for - details. + The URL for a submodule. This variable is copied from the .gitmodules + file to the git config via 'git submodule init'. The user can change + the configured URL before obtaining the submodule via 'git submodule + update'. After obtaining the submodule, the presence of this variable + is used as a sign whether the submodule is of interest to git commands. + See linkgit:git-submodule[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5] for details. submodule.<name>.update:: The default update procedure for a submodule. This variable |