From: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail•com>
To: gitgitgadget@gmail•com, git@vger•kernel.org
Cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail•com>,
"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox•com>,
"Brandon Williams" <bwilliams.eng@gmail•com>,
"Phillip Wood" <phillip.wood123@gmail•com>,
"Claus Schneider" <claus.schneider@eficode•com>,
"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <faf8622b-b960-4f58-add7-28b5e081afb3@app.fastmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8bfaa14d44e224c5f8a3cfe1a0c55e9ca9415a98.1770384180.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, at 14:23, Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: "Claus Schneider(Eficode)" <claus.schneider@eficode•com>
>
> - git-add.adoc: Update the --force documentation for submodule behaviour
> to be added even the given configuration ignore=all.
> - gitmodules.adoc and config/submodule.adoc: The submodule config
> ignore=all now need --force in order to update the index.
>
> Signed-off-by: Claus Schneider(Eficode) <claus.schneider@eficode•com>
>[snip]
> all;; The submodule will never be considered modified (but will
> nonetheless show up in the output of status and commit when it has
> - been staged).
> + been staged). Add `(new commits)` can be overruled using the
> + `git add --force <submodule.path>`.
> + The setting affects `status`, `update-index`, `diff` and `log`(due
This is in `next` but: should be a space: “`log` (due”.
> + to underlaying `diff`).
s/underlaying/underlying/ ?
>
> dirty;; All changes to the submodule's work tree will be ignored, only
> committed differences between the `HEAD` of the submodule and its
> --
> gitgitgadget
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-04 14:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-18 20:07 [PATCH 0/5] git-add : Respect submodule ignore=all and only add changes with --force Claus Schneider via GitGitGadget
2025-10-18 20:07 ` [PATCH 1/5] read-cache: update add_files_to_cache to take param ignored_too(--force) Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-10-18 20:07 ` [PATCH 2/5] read-cache: let read-cache respect submodule ignore=all and --force Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-10-18 20:07 ` [PATCH 3/5] tests: add new t2206-add-submodule-ignored.sh to test ignore=all scenario Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-10-18 20:07 ` [PATCH 4/5] tests: fix existing tests when add an ignore=all submodule Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-10-18 20:07 ` [PATCH 5/5] Documentation: update add --force and submodule ignore=all config Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-10-19 15:34 ` [PATCH 0/5] git-add : Respect submodule ignore=all and only add changes with --force Phillip Wood
[not found] ` <CA+GP4bpu3SUycG35DU5+NSuiqtfYN9-R=7d01EFhexgGh4sRPg@mail.gmail.com>
2025-10-20 7:28 ` Claus Schneider
[not found] ` <CA+GP4bqb775U5oBbLZg1dou+THJOjTbFN+2Pq1cBPqq1SgbxHw@mail.gmail.com>
2025-10-24 13:55 ` Phillip Wood
2025-11-13 12:51 ` Claus Schneider
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 " Claus Schneider via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] read-cache: update add_files_to_cache take param include_ignored_submodules Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 22:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] read-cache: add/read-cache respect submodule ignore=all Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] tests: add new t2206-add-submodule-ignored.sh to test ignore=all scenario Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] tests: fix existing tests when add an ignore=all submodule Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 18:10 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] Documentation: add --include_ignored_submodules + ignore=all config Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2025-11-13 19:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] git-add : Respect submodule ignore=all and only add changes with --force Junio C Hamano
2025-11-14 13:53 ` Claus Schneider
2026-02-05 8:51 ` Claus Schneider
2026-02-05 22:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] git-add: Skip submodules with ignore=all unless --force and explicit path used Claus Schneider via GitGitGadget
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] read-cache: update add_files_to_cache take param ignored_too Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] read-cache: submodule add need --force given ignore=all configuration Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-01-15 15:42 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-16 16:07 ` Claus Schneider
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] tests: t2206-add-submodule-ignored: ignore=all and add --force tests Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] tests: fix existing tests when add an ignore=all submodule Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-01-14 7:47 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-01-14 17:53 ` Ben Knoble
2026-01-16 15:35 ` Claus Schneider
2026-02-06 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 0/5] git-add: Skip submodules with ignore=all unless --force and explicit path used Claus Schneider via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 1/5] read-cache: update add_files_to_cache take param ignored_too Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-02-09 0:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-09 0:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-06 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 2/5] read-cache: submodule add need --force given ignore=all configuration Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 3/5] tests: t2206-add-submodule-ignored: ignore=all and add --force tests Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 4/5] tests: fix existing tests when add an ignore=all submodule Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 13:23 ` [PATCH v4 5/5] Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config Claus Schneider(Eficode) via GitGitGadget
2026-03-04 14:01 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk [this message]
2026-03-10 21:04 ` Claus Schneider
2026-03-10 21:10 ` Claus Schneider
2026-02-20 22:27 ` [PATCH v4 0/5] git-add: Skip submodules with ignore=all unless --force and explicit path used Junio C Hamano
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