Git Submodules

Submodules let you include other Git repositories as subdirectories.

Syntax

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git submodule add URL path
git submodule init
git submodule update
git submodule foreach git pull

Git Submodules

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# Add submodule
git submodule add https://github.com/user/lib.git libs/my-lib

# Clone with submodules
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/user/repo.git

# Update submodules
git submodule update --remote

# Initialize submodules after clone
git submodule init
git submodule update

Try It Yourself

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