Git Submodules

gistfile1.txt

# Add existing repo as a submodule in another repo(now it's super-repo)
- CD to super-repo
- git submodule add https://gitlab.com/e.gan/test-shared-repo.git some_generic_code  (some_generic_code is a name of directory under which the code from submodule will reside)
- git commit -am "I linked a somerepo as submodule some_generic_code"


# Update or downgrade version of submodule to latest in super-repo
- CD to some_generic_code (the submodule repo is now manages by "git" command)
- git checkout master
- CD out of some_generic_code to parent directory(super-repo)
- git commit -am "I downgraded submodule some_generic_code"

# Clone super-repo
git clone https://gitlab.com/e.gan/test-shared-repo.git --recursive

# Pull latest changes in super-repo AND submodules
cd root_of_super_repo
git pull --recurse-submodules