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Git Submodule Commands

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Git Add Submodule
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# Add submodule
git submodule add <repository> [<path>]

# Update submodule
git submodule update --init --recursive

Git Remove Submodule
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reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/36593218

# Remove the submodule entry from .git/config
git submodule deinit -f path/to/submodule

# Remove the submodule directory from the superproject's .git/modules directory
rm -rf .git/modules/path/to/submodule

# Remove the entry in .gitmodules and remove the submodule directory located at path/to/submodule
git rm -f path/to/submodule