Merge branch 'dr/doc-recurse-submodules'

gitster · gitster · commit cc908dbc76ad · 2020-04-28T15:50:01.000-07:00
Documentation updates around the "--recurse-submodules" option.

* dr/doc-recurse-submodules:
  doc: --recurse-submodules mostly applies to active submodules
  doc: be more precise on (fetch|push).recurseSubmodules
  doc: explain how to deactivate submodule.recurse completely
  doc: document --recurse-submodules for reset and restore
  doc: list all commands affected by submodule.recurse
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 fetch.recurseSubmodules::
-	This option can be either set to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
+	This option controls whether `git fetch` (and the underlying fetch
+	in `git pull`) will recursively fetch into populated submodules.
+	This option can be set either to a boolean value or to 'on-demand'.
 	Setting it to a boolean changes the behavior of fetch and pull to
-	unconditionally recurse into submodules when set to true or to not
-	recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand' (the default
-	value), fetch and pull will only recurse into a populated submodule
-	when its superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
+	recurse unconditionally into submodules when set to true or to not
+	recurse at all when set to false. When set to 'on-demand', fetch and
+	pull will only recurse into a populated submodule when its
+	superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
 	reference.
+	Defaults to 'on-demand', or to the value of 'submodule.recurse' if set.
 
 fetch.fsckObjects::
 	If it is set to true, git-fetch-pack will check all fetched
diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ push.recurseSubmodules::
 	is 'no' then default behavior of ignoring submodules when pushing
 	is retained. You may override this configuration at time of push by
 	specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'.
+	If not set, 'no' is used by default, unless 'submodule.recurse' is
+	set (in which case a 'true' value means 'on-demand').
diff --git a/Documentation/config/submodule.txt b/Documentation/config/submodule.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ submodule.active::
 
 submodule.recurse::
 	Specifies if commands recurse into submodules by default. This
-	applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option,
-	except `clone`.
+	applies to all commands that have a `--recurse-submodules` option
+	(`checkout`, `fetch`, `grep`, `pull`, `push`, `read-tree`, `reset`,
+	`restore` and `switch`) except `clone` and `ls-files`.
 	Defaults to false.
+	When set to true, it can be deactivated via the
+	`--no-recurse-submodules` option. Note that some Git commands
+	lacking this option may call some of the above commands affected by
+	`submodule.recurse`; for instance `git remote update` will call
+	`git fetch` but does not have a `--no-recurse-submodules` option.
+	For these commands a workaround is to temporarily change the
+	configuration value by using `git -c submodule.recurse=0`.
 
 submodule.fetchJobs::
 	Specifies how many submodules are fetched/cloned at the same time.
diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 	value. Use 'on-demand' to only recurse into a populated submodule
 	when the superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's
 	reference to a commit that isn't already in the local submodule
-	clone.
+	clone. By default, 'on-demand' is used, unless
+	`fetch.recurseSubmodules` is set (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
 endif::git-pull[]
 
 -j::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ Note that this option uses the no overlay mode by default (see also
 
 --recurse-submodules::
 --no-recurse-submodules::
-	Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all initialized
+	Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all active
 	submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If
 	local modifications in a submodule would be overwritten the checkout
 	will fail unless `-f` is used. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`)
-	is used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated.
+	is used, submodules working trees will not be updated.
 	Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the
 	submodule.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	with `--no-index`.
 
 --recurse-submodules::
-	Recursively search in each submodule that has been initialized and
+	Recursively search in each submodule that is active and
 	checked out in the repository.  When used in combination with the
 	<tree> option the prefix of all submodule output will be the name of
 	the parent project's <tree> object. This option has no effect
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ a space) at the start of each line:
 	top directory.
 
 --recurse-submodules::
-	Recursively calls ls-files on each submodule in the repository.
+	Recursively calls ls-files on each active submodule in the repository.
 	Currently there is only support for the --cached mode.
 
 --abbrev[=<n>]::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	Pass --verbose to git-fetch and git-merge.
 
 --[no-]recurse-submodules[=yes|on-demand|no]::
-	This option controls if new commits of all populated submodules should
-	be fetched and updated, too (see linkgit:git-config[1] and
+	This option controls if new commits of populated submodules should
+	be fetched, and if the working trees of active submodules should be
+	updated, too (see linkgit:git-fetch[1], linkgit:git-config[1] and
 	linkgit:gitmodules[5]).
 +
 If the checkout is done via rebase, local submodule commits are rebased as well.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	located in.
 
 --[no-]recurse-submodules::
-	Using --recurse-submodules will update the content of all initialized
+	Using --recurse-submodules will update the content of all active
 	submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject by
-	calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules HEAD to be
+	calling read-tree recursively, also setting the submodules' HEAD to be
 	detached at that commit.
 
 --no-sparse-checkout::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ but carries forward unmerged index entries.
 	different between `<commit>` and `HEAD`.
 	If a file that is different between `<commit>` and `HEAD` has local
 	changes, reset is aborted.
+
+--[no-]recurse-submodules::
+	When the working tree is updated, using --recurse-submodules will
+	also recursively reset the working tree of all active submodules
+	according to the commit recorded in the superproject, also setting
+	the submodules' HEAD to be detached at that commit.
 --
 
 See "Reset, restore and revert" in linkgit:git[1] for the differences
diff --git a/Documentation/git-restore.txt b/Documentation/git-restore.txt
@@ -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
diff --git a/Documentation/git-switch.txt b/Documentation/git-switch.txt
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ name, the guessing is aborted.  You can explicitly give a name with
 --recurse-submodules::
 --no-recurse-submodules::
 	Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all
-	initialized submodules according to the commit recorded in the
+	active submodules according to the commit recorded in the
 	superproject. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) is
-	used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. Just
+	used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just
 	like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the
 	submodules.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ will not be checked out by default; You can instruct 'clone' to recurse
 into submodules. The 'init' and 'update' subcommands of 'git submodule'
 will maintain submodules checked out and at an appropriate revision in
 your working tree. Alternatively you can set 'submodule.recurse' to have
-'checkout' recursing into submodules.
+'checkout' recursing into submodules (note that 'submodule.recurse' also
+affects other git commands, see linkgit:git-config[1] for a complete list).
 
 
 SEE ALSO
