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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: git-status
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 2023-09-29
+.\" Date: 2023-10-02
.\" Manual: Git Manual
-.\" Source: Git 2.42.0.296.g493f462273
+.\" Source: Git 2.42.0.307.gd0e8084c65
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GIT\-STATUS" "1" "2023\-09\-29" "Git 2\&.42\&.0\&.296\&.g493f46" "Git Manual"
+.TH "GIT\-STATUS" "1" "2023\-10\-02" "Git 2\&.42\&.0\&.307\&.gd0e808" "Git Manual"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -463,7 +463,22 @@ U U unmerged, both modified
.RE
.\}
.sp
-Submodules have more state and instead report M the submodule has a different HEAD than recorded in the index m the submodule has modified content ? the submodule has untracked files since modified content or untracked files in a submodule cannot be added via \fBgit add\fR in the superproject to prepare a commit\&.
+Submodules have more state and instead report
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.nf
+M the submodule has a different HEAD than
+ recorded in the index
+m the submodule has modified content
+? the submodule has untracked files
+.fi
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
+.sp
+since modified content or untracked files in a submodule cannot be added via \fBgit add\fR in the superproject to prepare a commit\&.
.sp
\fIm\fR and \fI?\fR are applied recursively\&. For example if a nested submodule in a submodule contains an untracked file, this is reported as \fI?\fR as well\&.
.sp