It does not contain the topmost superproject as the author assumed,
but the direct superproject, such that $toplevel/$sm_path is the
actual absolute path of the submodule.
Discussed-with: Ramsay Jones <ram...@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbel...@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Prathamesh Chavan <pc44...@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-submodule.txt | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index a23baef62..8e7930ebc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ foreach [--recursive] <command>::
$name is the name of the relevant submodule section in `.gitmodules`,
$sm_path is the path of the submodule as recorded in the superproject,
$sha1 is the commit as recorded in the superproject, and
- $toplevel is the absolute path to the top-level of the superproject.
+ $toplevel is the absolute path to its superproject, such that
+ $toplevel/$sm_path is the absolute path of the submodule.
Note that to avoid conflicts with '$PATH' on Windows, the '$path'
variable is now a deprecated synonym of '$sm_path' variable.
Any submodules defined in the superproject but not checked out are
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2.13.0
