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From: Jacob Helwig <jacob.helwig@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: `git submodule sync`'s purpose?
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:35:54 -0700
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On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 18:56, Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> trying to understand if I'm just failing to parse the docs for `git
> submodule sync`. =C2=A0I'm basically under the impression that I can =
edit
> the .gitmodules file by hand and then use that command to sync up my
> submodules witin .git/config to that value. =C2=A0Am I totally missin=
g
> something?
>
> An example session can be found on [pastebin][].
>
> [pastebin]: http://pastebin.com/chEdc2u5
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

I think the point is more that you can edit .git/config to point a
submodule at a different location (say you have a copy of the
submodule repo somewhere with some changes you want to try out), and
then can use "git submodule sync" to get the entry in .git/config
"back in sync" with the canonical location for the submodule.

-Jacob