Subject: Re: [PATCH] git submodule add: Remove old docs about implicit -f

From: Jens Lehmann <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:26:15 +0200

Am 17.07.2010 17:53, schrieb Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason:
> git submodule add no longer implicitly adds with --force. Remove
> references to the old functionality in the documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <[email-masked]>
> ---

> This amended patch removes some obsolete documentation that you
> missed.

Yeah, thanks!

    Acked-by: Jens Lehmann <[email-masked]>

>> +               echo >&2 "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:" &&
>> +               echo >&2 $path &&
>> +               echo >&2 "Use -f if you really want to add it."
> 
> Is the "it" intentional? We currently say "them" in git add regardless
> of how many things are being added, so perhaps we should say "it"
> there too for singulars.

Yes, the "it" is intentional. While "git add" may be called with one
or more files, "git submodule add" can only be called with one path.
That's why I chose the singular form here.