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diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index 2e1c7a28d0..70e09cc558 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] deinit [-f|--force] [--] <path>...
'git submodule' [--quiet] update [--init] [--remote] [-N|--no-fetch]
- [-f|--force] [--rebase|--merge|--checkout] [--reference <repository>]
+ [-f|--force] [--checkout|--rebase|--merge] [--reference <repository>]
[--depth <depth>] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
'git submodule' [--quiet] summary [--cached|--files] [(-n|--summary-limit) <n>]
[commit] [--] [<path>...]
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ SHA-1. If you don't want to fetch, you should use `submodule update
This option is only valid for the update command.
Don't fetch new objects from the remote site.
+--checkout::
+ This option is only valid for the update command.
+ Checkout the commit recorded in the superproject on a detached HEAD
+ in the submodule. This is the default behavior, the main use of
+ this option is to override `submodule.$name.update` when set to
+ `merge`, `rebase` or `none`.
+ If the key `submodule.$name.update` is either not explicitly set or
+ set to `checkout`, this option is implicit.
+
--merge::
This option is only valid for the update command.
Merge the commit recorded in the superproject into the current branch