gitmodules.txt: fix 'GIT_WORK_TREE' variable name
'gitmodules.txt' is a guide about the '.gitmodules' file that describes
submodule properties, and that file must exist at the root of the
repository. This was clarified in e5b5c1d2cf (Document clarification:
gitmodules, gitattributes, 2008-08-31).
However, that commit mistakenly uses the non-existing environment
variable 'GIT_WORK_DIR' to refer to the root of the repository.
Fix that by using the correct variable, 'GIT_WORK_TREE'. Take the
opportunity to modernize and improve the formatting of that guide,
and fix a grammar mistake.
Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
index 539b4e1..8e333dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitmodules.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
SYNOPSIS
--------
-$GIT_WORK_DIR/.gitmodules
+$GIT_WORK_TREE/.gitmodules
DESCRIPTION
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
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.
+ be unique within the `.gitmodules` file.
submodule.<name>.url::
Defines a URL from which the submodule repository can be cloned.
This may be either an absolute URL ready to be passed to
- linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with ./ or ../) a location
+ linkgit:git-clone[1] or (if it begins with `./` or `../`) a location
relative to the superproject's origin repository.
In addition, there are a number of optional keys:
submodule.<name>.update::
Defines the default update procedure for the named submodule,
- i.e. how the submodule is updated by "git submodule update"
+ i.e. how the submodule is updated by the `git submodule update`
command in the superproject. This is only used by `git
submodule init` to initialize the configuration variable of
the same name. Allowed values here are 'checkout', 'rebase',
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
submodule.<name>.branch::
A remote branch name for tracking updates in the upstream submodule.
- If the option is not specified, it defaults to the remote 'HEAD'.
+ If the option is not specified, it defaults to the remote `HEAD`.
A special value of `.` is used to indicate that the name of the branch
in the submodule should be the same name as the current branch in the
current repository. See the `--remote` documentation in
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@
submodule.<name>.fetchRecurseSubmodules::
This option can be used to control recursive fetching of this
- submodule. If this option is also present in the submodules entry in
- .git/config of the superproject, the setting there will override the
- one found in .gitmodules.
+ submodule. If this option is also present in the submodule's entry in
+ `.git/config` of the superproject, the setting there will override the
+ one found in `.gitmodules`.
Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
- "--[no-]recurse-submodules" option to "git fetch" and "git pull".
+ `--[no-]recurse-submodules` option to `git fetch` and `git pull`.
submodule.<name>.ignore::
- Defines under what circumstances "git status" and the diff family show
+ Defines under what circumstances `git status` and the diff family show
a submodule as modified. The following values are supported:
+
--
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
been staged).
dirty;; All changes to the submodule's work tree will be ignored, only
- committed differences between the HEAD of the submodule and its
+ committed differences between the `HEAD` of the submodule and its
recorded state in the superproject are taken into account.
untracked;; Only untracked files in submodules will be ignored.
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
differences, and modifications to tracked and untracked files are
shown. This is the default option.
-If this option is also present in the submodules entry in .git/config
+If this option is also present in the submodule's entry in `.git/config`
of the superproject, the setting there will override the one found in
-.gitmodules.
+`.gitmodules`.
Both settings can be overridden on the command line by using the
-"--ignore-submodules" option. The 'git submodule' commands are not
+`--ignore-submodules` option. The `git submodule` commands are not
affected by this setting.
--
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
EXAMPLES
--------
-Consider the following .gitmodules file:
+Consider the following `.gitmodules` file:
----
[submodule "libfoo"]
