Demystifying git submodules
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Demystifying git submodules by showing exactly how they work.
Dmitry Mazin "cyberdemon.org is a cool domain" home / email me / bluesky / mastodon / RSS feed / Telegram channel about --> Throughout my career, I have found git submodules to be a pain. Because I did not understand them, I kept getting myself into frustrating situations. So, I finally sat down and learned how git tracks submodules. Turns out, it’s not complex at all. It’s just different from how git tracks regular files. It’s just one more thing you have to learn. In this article, I’ll explain exactly what I needed to know in order to work with submodules without inflicting self-damage. (Thi
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