Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Shourya Shukla <periperidip@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> So, my question is, do we need to fix this to make sure that the changed >> '.gitmodules' is staged? > > When "--cached" is given, the user is asking the module to be > removed ONLY from the index, without removing it from the working > tree, no? > > So I think ".gitmodules" in the working tree should not be touched > at all. > > Removing the entry for the module from the ".gitmodules" registered > in the index, when a submodule registered in the index, might be > desirable, and what you say here typofix: "registered in the index IS REMOVED, might be" is what I meant. > >> And its entry is not removed from the file. What should be done about >> this? I would appreciate your opinions. > > may be related to it. > > But I doubt it is a good idea to let "git rm" be the one touching > ".gitmodules" either in the index or in the working tree for that to > happen.
