Merge branch 'aj/fix-read-tree-from-scratch'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-submodule.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index 470bd75ad9ca7760bef33c1c4a326c79da92eb2b..bb7d159179a4f97c8641a50ba4425271c62566d8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [--rebase]
-             [--reference <repository>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--summary-limit <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]
+             [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--] [<path>...]
+'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [--summary-limit <n>] [commit] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] foreach <command>
 'git submodule' [--quiet] sync [--] [<path>...]
 
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ summary::
        Show commit summary between the given commit (defaults to HEAD) and
        working tree/index. For a submodule in question, a series of commits
        in the submodule between the given super project commit and the
-       index or working tree (switched by --cached) are shown.
+       index or working tree (switched by --cached) are shown. If the option
+       --files is given, show the series of commits in the submodule between
+       the index of the super project and the working tree of the submodule
+       (this option doesn't allow to use the --cached option or to provide an
+       explicit commit).
 
 foreach::
        Evaluates an arbitrary shell command in each checked out submodule.
@@ -141,8 +145,9 @@ foreach::
        the processing to terminate. This can be overridden by adding '|| :'
        to the end of the command.
 +
-As an example, "git submodule foreach 'echo $path `git rev-parse HEAD`' will
-show the path and currently checked out commit for each submodule.
+As an example, +git submodule foreach \'echo $path {backtick}git
+rev-parse HEAD{backtick}'+ will show the path and currently checked out
+commit for each submodule.
 
 sync::
        Synchronizes submodules' remote URL configuration setting
@@ -168,6 +173,11 @@ OPTIONS
        commands typically use the commit found in the submodule HEAD, but
        with this option, the commit stored in the index is used instead.
 
+--files::
+       This option is only valid for the summary command. This command
+       compares the commit in the index with that in the submodule HEAD
+       when this option is used.
+
 -n::
 --summary-limit::
        This option is only valid for the summary command.