Git AdvancedLesson 48Free preview

Git Submodules

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Summary

Submodules allow a repository to include other repositories within it on a specific commit, suitable for internal libraries or shared configurations. Submodules are recorded in the .gitmodules file along with their path and URL. Contributors need to run a git submodule update --init --recursive after cloning to make the submodule content available.

Key points

Submodule associates other repo to specific commits
Git submodule add <url> <path> add submodule
.gitmodules file records the path and URL of the entire submodule
After clone: git submodule update --init --recursive

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