This procedure should be followed often, in order to keep your local ``main``
in sync with upstream ``main``.
+If the command ``git status`` returns a line that reads "Untracked files", see
+:ref:`the procedure on updating submodules <update-submodules>`.
+
.. _bugfix_branch:
Creating a Bugfix branch
git status
- #. If your submodules are up to date
+ A. If your submodules are up to date
If your submodules are up to date, the following console output will
appear:
You do not need this procedure.
- #. If your submodules are not up to date
+ B. If your submodules are not up to date
If your submodules are not up to date, you will see a message that
includes a list of "untracked files". The example here shows such a
list, which was generated from a real situation in which the