Hello, I've been trying to understand git submodules. 1) What is the purpose for the submodule lines in .git/config? 2) should 'git submodule sync' update the .git/config with submodule info, or what exactly does 'git submodule sync' do? I read the following: http://therealadam.com/archive/2008/05/08/changing-git-submodule-urls/ The author claims that: * Fork/create your own version of the submodule in question * Change the URL for the submodule in .git/config and .gitmodules * Cross your fingers and hope for the best Does not work, but in my experience it does. On machine #1, I did the following: 1) created a new branch in the submodule dir, pushed the changes to a new repo. 2) modified .gitmodules to point to the new repo 3) push the changes in the parent repo On Machine #2: 1) git pull 2) git submodules sync 3) git submodules update Everything seemed to work. However, the .git/config submodule entry still points to the old location, even though 'git submodule update' seemed to work. Hence my confusion about what .git/config submodule entries are for. Thanks, Cliff -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html