That way, the developer can run: $ git submodule update --remote To get all the new changes on master branch for each submodule without needing to enter each submodule directory to get it updated. Signed-off-by: Aline Manera <alinefm@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- .gitmodules | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules index 5838ebf..c9bc289 100644 --- a/.gitmodules +++ b/.gitmodules @@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ path = src/wok/plugins/kimchi url = https://github.com/kimchi-project/kimchi.git ignore = all + branch = master [submodule "src/wok/plugins/ginger"] path = src/wok/plugins/ginger url = https://github.com/kimchi-project/ginger.git ignore = all + branch = master [submodule "src/wok/plugins/gingerbase"] path = src/wok/plugins/gingerbase url = https://github.com/kimchi-project/gingerbase ignore = all + branch = master -- 2.5.0