git-submodule - Allow adding a submodule in-place

[git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 8e361a1e771a7b3537c63bf1b9fc4cee63141a8d..4027726f2ee66ebad69412a5c8c6d1aef7f7463f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -379,10 +379,14 @@ apply.whitespace::
 
 branch.autosetupmerge::
        Tells `git-branch` and `git-checkout` to setup new branches
-       so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
-       remote branch.  Note that even if this option is not set,
+       so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the
+       starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
        this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
-       and `--no-track` options.  This option defaults to true.
+       and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no
+       automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the
+       starting point is a remote branch; `always` -- automatic setup is
+       done when the starting point is either a local branch or remote
+       branch. This option defaults to true.
 
 branch.<name>.remote::
        When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.