git-submodule:tldr:e5932

git-submodule: Add a Git repository as a submodule at the specified directory.

$ git submodule add ${repository_url} ${path-to-directory}

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This command, git submodule add ${repository_url} ${path-to-directory}, is used to add a submodule to a Git repository.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

git submodule: This is the main command for managing submodules in Git.
add: This subcommand is used to add a new submodule to the repository.
${repository_url}: This is the URL of the repository you want to add as a submodule. It could be a remote URL (starting with https:// or git://) or a local path.
${path-to-directory}: This specifies the path where the submodule will be added within the main repository. It could be a directory name (e.g., submodule) or a path (e.g., dependencies/submodule).

When you run this command, Git will clone the repository specified by ${repository_url} into the ${path-to-directory} within your main repository. It will also create a special file called .gitmodules, which keeps track of the submodule information, such as the repository URL and the local path.

After adding a submodule, you will need to commit the changes to your main repository to make it permanent. This will record the submodule as part of the repository's history.

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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