Git Submodules

• git repos in a git repo

• for example: zprezto uses them?

• Add a submodule git submodule add <URL to a git repo>

• Pulling from a repo with submodules

git clone <main repo URL>   # won't get submodule contents
cd <main repo dir>
git submodule init          # (like a git fetch, doesn't merge into your
git submodule update        # like git pull for the submodule

# or you could cd into the submodule and run
git pull

When to use git submodules

1. private repo in public repo (like this notes repo!)

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Last update: 2023-04-24