@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
1414 [-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
1515 [--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
1616 [--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
17- [--recurse-submodules] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
17+ [--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>] ] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
1818 [--jobs <n>] [--] <repository> [<directory>]
1919
2020DESCRIPTION
@@ -231,14 +231,17 @@ branch of some repository for search indexing.
231231 After the clone is created, initialize and clone submodules
232232 within based on the provided pathspec. If no pathspec is
233233 provided, all submodules are initialized and cloned.
234- Submodules are initialized and cloned using their default
235- settings . The resulting clone has `submodule.active` set to
234+ This option can be given multiple times for pathspecs consisting
235+ of multiple entries . The resulting clone has `submodule.active` set to
236236 the provided pathspec, or "." (meaning all submodules) if no
237- pathspec is provided. This is equivalent to running
238- `git submodule update --init --recursive` immediately after
239- the clone is finished. This option is ignored if the cloned
240- repository does not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of
241- `--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`, or `--mirror` is given)
237+ pathspec is provided.
238+ +
239+ Submodules are initialized and cloned using their default settings. This is
240+ equivalent to running
241+ `git submodule update --init --recursive <pathspec>` immediately after
242+ the clone is finished. This option is ignored if the cloned repository does
243+ not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of `--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`,
244+ or `--mirror` is given)
242245
243246--[no-]shallow-submodules::
244247 All submodules which are cloned will be shallow with a depth of 1.
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