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Lars Hjemli 891dbc6e40 Add gitmodules(5)
This adds documentation for the .gitmodules file.

Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-06-12 01:06:21 -07:00

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gitmodules(5)
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NAME
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gitmodules - defining submodule properties
SYNOPSIS
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.gitmodules
DESCRIPTION
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The `.gitmodules` file, located in the top-level directory of a git
working tree, is a text file with a syntax matching the requirements
of gitlink:git-config[1].
The file contains one subsection per submodule, and the subsection value
is the name of the submodule. Each submodule section also contains the
following required keys:
submodule.<name>.path::
Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the git
working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out.
The path name must not end with a `/`. All submodule paths must
be unique within the .gitmodules file.
submodule.<name>.url::
Defines an url from where the submodule repository can be cloned.
EXAMPLES
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Consider the following .gitmodules file:
[submodule "libfoo"]
path = include/foo
url = git://foo.com/git/lib.git
[submodule "libbar"]
path = include/bar
url = git://bar.com/git/lib.git
This defines two submodules, `libfoo` and `libbar`. These are expected to
be checked out in the paths 'include/foo' and 'include/bar', and for both
submodules an url is specified which can be used for cloning the submodules.
SEE ALSO
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gitlink:git-submodule[1] gitlink:git-config[1]
DOCUMENTATION
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Documentation by Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite