Working with git submodules

git-submodules.md

Add submodule to the project

1. Create subdir for submodule in the project dir
2. Add necessary files to submodule dir
3. In the submodule dir type the commands:

git init 
git add . 
git commit -m "Initial commit"

4. Back to project dir
5. Type the commands

git submodule add ../../<project dir>/<submodule dir>.git <submodule dir>
git add . 
git commit -m "Add submodule"

Clone project with submodules

git clone <project url>
git submodule update --init --recursive

Remove submodule from the project

git submodule deinit <submodule dir>
git rm <submodule dir>
git commit -m "Remove submodule"
rm -rf .git/modules/<submodule>