On Monday, March 4, 2013 4:57:56 PM UTC-5, Gergely Polonkai wrote: > > I'm not tottally sure about it, but AFAIK > > git submodule update > > fetches the latest commit of the "master" branch, and then checks it out, > leaving the submodule directory in a detached state. You can, however, > check out a specific branch or tag (see the git-checkout manual on that). I > hope this answer suites you, otherwise you must wait for a more advanced > user's answer... > On Mar 4, 2013 10:41 PM, "FlashBurn" <rail.sh...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I'm not very clear on submodules. I did look at the Online git book, >> http://git-scm.com/book/ch6-6.html, but I'm still somewhat confused. >> From this chapter I understood that if I want one project to include >> another, I use submodules. But here is where I'm clear. Say I have the >> following directory structure >> myproject (regular git project) >> | >> |-some other project 1 (as a git submodule) >> |-some other project 2 (as a git submodule) >> >> 1) Say both project1 and project2 are being developed. However when I >> clone or pull myproject I don't want the latest version of project 1 and >> project 2. I want them at the state when I created them as submodules. Do I >> need to git add myproject/project1 myproject/project2 ? >> 2) What do I need to do I do want the latest revisions of project1 and >> project2 when myproject is clonded or pulled? >> >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Git for human beings" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to git-users+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > Can you explain what does it mean for a directory to be in a detached state?
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