@@ -226,17 +226,18 @@ linkgit:git-config[1]).
Show only names and status of changed files. See the description
of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean.
---submodule[=<format>]::
+--recurse-submodules[=<format>]::
Specify how differences in submodules are shown. When specifying
- `--submodule=short` the 'short' format is used. This format just
- shows the names of the commits at the beginning and end of the range.
- When `--submodule` or `--submodule=log` is specified, the 'log'
- format is used. This format lists the commits in the range like
- linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does. When `--submodule=diff`
- is specified, the 'diff' format is used. This format shows an
- inline diff of the changes in the submodule contents between the
- commit range. Defaults to `diff.submodule` or the 'short' format
- if the config option is unset.
+ `--recurse-submodules=short` the 'short' format is used. This format
+ just shows the names of the commits at the beginning and end of the
+ range. When `--recurse-submodules` or `--recurse-submodules=log` is
+ specified, the 'log' format is used. This format lists the commits
+ in the range like linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does.
+ When `--recurse-submodules=diff` is specified, the 'diff' format
+ is used. This format shows an inline diff of the changes in the
+ submodule contents between the commit range. Defaults to
+ `diff.submodule` or the 'short' format if the config option is unset.
+ `--submodule[=<format>]` is a historic synonym for this option.
--color[=<when>]::
Show colored diff.
@@ -5021,7 +5021,8 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options,
else if (skip_to_optional_arg_default(arg, "--ignore-submodules", &arg, "all")) {
options->flags.override_submodule_config = 1;
handle_ignore_submodules_arg(options, arg);
- } else if (skip_to_optional_arg_default(arg, "--submodule", &arg, "log"))
+ } else if (skip_to_optional_arg_default(arg, "--submodule", &arg, "log") ||
+ skip_to_optional_arg_default(arg, "--recurse-submodules", &arg, "log"))
return parse_submodule_opt(options, arg);
else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--ws-error-highlight=", &arg))
return parse_ws_error_highlight_opt(options, arg);
Many commands have flags to recurse into submodules, which is named --recurse-submodules. The diff family also has a submodule recursion flag, but that is named differently. Add a synonym --recurse-submodules, which means the same as the --submodule flag, such that across all git commands supporting submodules we have the --recurse-submodules flag available. Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> --- Documentation/diff-options.txt | 21 +++++++++++---------- diff.c | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)