git-submodule:tldr:5a4b1

git-submodule: Add a Git repository as a submodule.

$ git submodule add ${repository_url}

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The command "git submodule add ${repository_url}" is used to add a Git submodule to a repository.

A Git submodule is like a nested Git repository within a main Git repository. It allows you to include another repository as a subdirectory of your main repository, while keeping them separate from each other. Submodules are often used to include external libraries or dependencies in a project.

In this command, "${repository_url}" refers to the URL of the repository you want to add as a submodule. You need to replace it with the actual URL of the repository you want to include.

When you run this command, Git will clone the repository specified by the URL and add it as a submodule in the current repository. The submodule will be added as a subdirectory within your repository, and it will have its own separate history and maintain a connection to the specific commit of the submodule repository that was added.

It's important to note that when you add a submodule, it is added as a reference to a specific commit in the submodule repository. This means that if you update the submodule to a different commit in the future, your main repository can still reference the specific version of the submodule that it was originally added with.

After running the command, you will find the submodule added to your repository, and you can interact with it as you would with any other Git repository.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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