I have a repository with "ignore = all" set in ".gitmodules" [submodule "abbrv.jabref.org"] path = buildres/abbrv.jabref.org url = https://github.com/JabRef/abbrv.jabref.org.git ignore = all shallow = true "git status" reports no changes Now, I do 1. "echo test >> CHANGELOG.md" 2. "git status" 3. See that only "CHANGELOG.md" has modifications 4. "git add -A" 5. See that "CHANGELOG.md" and "buildres/abbrv.jabref.org" has modifications. This is consistent to the documentation: A. "ignore = all" is instructing "git status" (and git diff family) only (https://git-scm.com/docs/gitmodules/2.10.5#Documentation/gitmodules.txt-submoduleltnamegtignore) B. "git add -A" adds "all files in the entire working tree" (https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add#Documentation/git-add.txt--A) However, I think this is not consistent in itself: The files output by "git status" should match the files being handled by "git add -A". I am aware of the workaround to use "git update-index --assume-unchanged path/to/submodule" for each ignore sub module. One can try out at git@xxxxxxxxxx:JabRef/jabref.git. StackOverflow question on this: https://stackoverflow.com/q/66773544/873282 My wish: "git add -A" should respect "ignore = all" in ".gitmodules" WDYT? Cheers, Oliver
