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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt index e5767134b1..2f18f7daf8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt @@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ update:: This will make the submodules HEAD be detached unless `--rebase` or `--merge` is specified or the key `submodule.$name.update` is set to `rebase`, `merge` or `none`. `none` can be overridden by specifying - `--checkout`. + `--checkout`. Setting the key `submodule.$name.update` to `!command` + will cause `command` to be run. `command` can be any arbitrary shell + command that takes a single argument, namely the sha1 to update to. + If the submodule is not yet initialized, and you just want to use the setting as stored in .gitmodules, you can automatically initialize the |